K. Seshadri Iyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

K. Seshadri Iyer

Diwan of Mysore

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1845

Place of Birth: Palakkad, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 13-Sep-1901

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sir Kumarapuram Seshadri Iyer, (1 June 1845 – 13 September 1901), or Sheshadri Aiyar was an advocate who served as the Dewan of Mysore from 1883 to 1901.
He was the second Dewan of Mysore state since the reinstatement of the Wodeyar family on its throne in 1881 and was the longest serving Dewan of the princely state as well.
He is regarded by most as the "Maker of Modern Bangalore". Seshadri Iyer was born in a family from Palghat in the Malabar district of Madras Presidency which is in modern day Kerala.
He had his early education in Calicut and graduated in arts from Presidency College, Chennai, in 1868.
He was also a qualified lawyer. Seshadri Iyer joined the services of the Mysore kingdom in 1868 and served as a district magistrate and later as Personal Secretary to the Diwan, Rungacharlu before being appointed Diwan himself.
Seshadri Iyer was the longest serving Diwan of Mysore kingdom and served from 1883 to 1901. Seshadri Iyer established the Kolar gold fields and Victoria Hospital and commissioned the Shivanasamudra hydel-electric power project.
Seshadri Iyer had to deal with a devastating plague which afflicted Bangalore in 1898 and was responsible for the decongestion of streets and reconstructing the city in the aftermath of the plague.