(1908-1987), Communist leader and Indian independence activist. Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer (1879-1966), Indian lawyer, administrator and statesman. Advocate General of State of Madras (1920-1923), Diwan of Travancore (1936-1947). Ramayyan Dalawa , Dewan of Travancore from 1737 to 1756. Strategic advisor to Maharaja Martanda Varma during the Battle of Colachel against