| 词条 | L. D. Swamikannu Pillai |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Lewis Dominic Swamikannu Pillai | honorific-suffix = CIE, ISO | image = | imagesize = | office1 = President of the Madras Legislative Council | term_start1 = February 1925 | term_end1 = 10 September 1925 | governor1 =George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen | predecessor1 =P. Rajagopalachari | successor1 = V. S. Narasimha Raju | office2 = Chief Secretary of the Madras Presidency | term_start2 = 1920 |term_end2 = 1925 | successor2 = G. T. Boag | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1865|02|11}} | birth_place = Madras | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1925|09|10|1865|02|11}} | death_place = Royapuram, Madras | nationality = Indian | party = | religion = Christian (Roman Catholic) | alma_mater = | profession = Politician, astronomer, linguist, philosopher | spouse = }} Diwan Bahadur Lewis Dominic Swamikannu Pillai CIE, ISO (b. 11 February 1865 - d. 10 September 1925) was an Indian politician, historian, linguist, astronomer and administrator who served as the second President of the Madras Legislative Council. LifeSwamikannu Pillai was born in a poor Indian Christian family of Madras Presidency on 11 February 1865.[1] Pillai had his schooling in Madras and graduated in law before doing his LlB.[2] When the then President of the Madras Legislative Council, P.Rajagopalachari resigned his post in 1924 to join the India Council, elections were held for the post of President. In February 1925, Swamikannu Pillai took charge as the first elected President of the Madras Legislative Council.[3] During his tenure as President of the Madras Legislative Council, Pillai created the Legislative Council library.[4] In his honour, the LD Swamikannu Pillai Endowment Lectures in philosophy were later established at the University of Madras. Some of the major figures in comparative philosophy, such as Klaus Klostermaier, Ignatius Puthiadam, Richard De Smet, Ignatius Hirudayam, Jean de Marneffe, Ignatius Viyagappa, Bede Griffiths, William Sweet, and George F. McLean, have been invited to deliver these lectures. DeathSwamikannu Pillai died on 10 September 1925 at 7.00 PM at his house in Royapuram.[5] He was sixty years old at that time.[5] HonoursSwamikannu Pillai was made a "Diwan Bahadur", appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in 1917 and finally appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in the 1924 New Year Honours' List.[6] Works
Notes1. ^{{cite book|title=The national biographical dictionary of India|author=Jagdish Saran Sharma|publisher=Sterling Publishers|year=1972|pages=184}} 2. ^{{cite book|title=Tamil Lexicon|publisher=University of Madras|year=1982|pages=xviii}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=The Second Chamber: its role in modern legislatures : the twenty-five years of Rajya Sabha|author=S. S. Bhalerao|publisher=Rajya Sabha|year=1977|pages=424}} 4. ^{{cite book | title=Madras Rediscovered| last=Muthiah| first=S.|authorlink=S. Muthiah |year=2004| pages=41| publisher=East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd| isbn=81-88661-24-4}} 5. ^1 {{cite journal|title=Obituaries|journal=Nature|volume=116|issue=550 | doi= 10.1038/116550c0|year=1925|pages=550|bibcode = 1925Natur.116S.550. }} 6. ^Proserpio, Pg 102 References
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