Background
Seshadri Iyer was born in a family from Palghat in the Malabar district of Madras Presidency. He was the son of a Brahman of Palghat in the district of Malabar.
Seshadri Iyer was born in a family from Palghat in the Malabar district of Madras Presidency. He was the son of a Brahman of Palghat in the district of Malabar.
He had his early education in Calicut and graduated in arts from Presidency College, Madras in 1868. He obtained his B. L. degree from the University of Madras in 1874.
He entered the government service' as a translator.
In 1868 he was transferred to Mysore under Runga Charlu; and for thirteen years filled various offices in that state; but when Mysore was restored to native rule in 1881, he became personal assistant to Runga Charlu, whom he succeeded as di wan in 1885.
For the next seventeen yearshe laboured assiduously to promote the economic and industrial development of the state, and proved an able assistant to the Maharaja Chamarajendra.
Sheshadri Iyer also gave due importance to the education of women and started special scholarships for talented students to help them go abroad for higher studies. He was the one who made the construction of Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore possible.
By means of railway, irrigation and mining works, he added greatly to the wealth of the state, and put it on a sound financial footing. He retired in 1900, was made K. C. S. I. in 1893 and died on the 13th of September 1901.
In 1912, he was appointed Additional member of the Mysore Legislative Council.
Seshadri Iyer married Dharmasamvardhini in 1865. The couple had four sons and two daughters.