Background
Noted neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is the grandson of Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer. Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer was born in 1883 in the small village of Pudur in Madras State (present day Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh).
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Noted neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is the grandson of Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer. Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer was born in 1883 in the small village of Pudur in Madras State (present day Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh).
University of Madras. Madras Christian College.
He also served as the Advocate General of Madras State from 1929 to 1944. His father, Ekamra Sastry, was a priest. Krishnaswamy passed his matriculation examination in 1899 and joined the Madras Christian College to study history.
He was made a Dewan Bahadur in 1930 and was knighted in the 1932 New Year Honours List.
He was the Advocate General of the Madras Presidency from 1929 to 1944. He played a major role in drafting the Constitution of India.
Was founded in 1983 by Alladi Kuppuswami to commemorate the birth centenary of his father Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer. lieutenant is aimed to help poor litigants, lawyers and students of law and for helping in the administration of justice.
Alladi Memorial Lectures are delivered every year on issues relating to the Indian Constitution.
The lecturers included V. R. Krishna Iyer, Y. V. Chandrachud, P. C. Rao, Pavani Parameswara Rao, Nandita Haksar, Rama Devi and M. Jagannadha Rao.
Alladi used his spare time to attend classes in law and passed the Bachelor of Laws exam and became one of the leading members of the Barometer
