page_title: Ponnambalam–Coomaraswamy family
section_title: Notable members of the family
hierarchical_section_title: Ponnambalam–Coomaraswamy family / Notable members of the family
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of A. K. Coomarasamy
context_page_description: The Ponnambalam–Coomaraswamy family is a Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu family that was prominent in politics in former British Ceylon and later Sri Lanka from the colonial era to 1972. Many members received imperial honours such as knighthood by the British Crown.
context_section_description: Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy (1783-1836), Gate Mudaliyar, Member of Legislative Council
  Sir Muthu Coomaraswamy CCS FRGS (1833-1879), Member of Legislative Council + Elizabeth Clay Beebe
  Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)
  Narada Coomaraswamy
  Sellachchi Coomaraswamy + Arunachalam Ponnambalam (1814-1887), Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate
  P. Coomaraswamy (1849-1906), Member of Legislative Council
  Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan KCMG QC (1851-1930), Solicitor General of British Ceylon, Member of Legislative Council + Leelawathy Ramanathan (1870-1953)
  Sivagamasundari + S. Natesan, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council, Senator
  Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam KCMG CCS (1853-1924), Member of Executive Council, Member of Legislative Council + Swarnambal Namasivayam
  Arunachalam Padmanabha
  Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva KCMG (1888-1969), Government Minister, Member of Legislative Council, Member of State Council, High Commissioner to India
  Balakumar Baku Mahadeva
  Kumar Mahadeva
  Arunachalam Ramanathan
  Pathmavathy Arunachalam + Sir S. Pararajasingam, Senator
  Pararajasingham Nadesan
  Lalithambikai (-2005) + M. Swaminathan
  D. M. Swaminathan (1945-), Member of Parliament, Governor of Western Province
caption: Photo of Ananda Coomaraswamy, who was born to Muthu Coomaraswamy and British Elizabeth Clay Beebe.
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