Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar
Topic: Framing the Indian Constitution · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 4 "Framing the Constitution"
Meaning
Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar (1883-1953) was a leading lawyer from Madras. He had served as Advocate-General of Madras, which means he was the province's top government lawyer. He was a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly. There he worked with B.R. Ambedkar and K.M. Munshi. His legal knowledge helped give the Constitution's articles clear and exact wording.
Example
From 1947 to 1949, Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar sat on the Drafting Committee chaired by Ambedkar. The committee put the Draft Constitution before the Assembly. It was debated clause by clause and signed in December 1949.
Don't confuse with
- N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar: he was also from Madras and also sat on the Drafting Committee. In the debates he is remembered for saying the Centre "should be made as strong as possible".
Related concepts
- Rajendra Prasad
- B.R. Ambedkar
- Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly
- K.M. Munshi
- B.N. Rau
- S.N. Mukherjee
- Women in the Constituent Assembly
- Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
- Vijayalakshmi Pandit
- Sucheta Kripalani