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The Calamur Viravalli are a dynasty of Vadadesa Vadama Brahmins from North Arcot, known for their erudition, brilliance, and tradition of legal mastery, and dating to patriarch C. V. Runganada Sastri, an agnate of the venerable Appayya Dikshita, and thus kinsman of Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita and Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita.

Members of the family traditionally bore the initials C.V., sometimes C. prefixed to their personal names, with the 'C' corresponding to their ancient seat of Kalambur in North Arcot. Agnates used Sastri or Sastriar as caste names where appropriate, and sometimes the more generic 'Iyer' or more precise 'Dikshita'.

Originally of minimal means, their skills as jurists rapidly established them as one of the wealthiest professional dynasties in the Madras Presidency.Sundararajan, S. (2002). Sir C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar, a Biography. India: Allied Publishers.Dezalay Y. & Garth B. G. (2010). Asian legal revivals : lawyers in the shadow of empire. University of Chicago Press. Retrieved November 13 2023 from https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=616019.

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More distant blood ties

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Dewan Bahadur Calamur Viravalli Viswanatha Sastri was an Indian jurist and statesman who served as a justice of the High Court of the Madras Presidency, following his elder brother Dewan Bahadur Sir C. V. Kumaraswami Sastri.[1]

Born into the Calamur Viravalli lineage of Vadadeśa Vadama Tamil Iyer Brahmins, he was grandson to polyglot and judge C. V. Runganada Sastri, son to litigator C. V. Sundara Sastri, brother-in-law to Sir C.P. Ramaswami Iyer, uncle to Minister of Law C. R. Pattabhiraman, cousin to Bharati Krishna Tirtha, C. Aryama Sundaram, and C. Sivaramamurti.[2] His great-grandson, fellow Madras High Court justice C. V. Karthikeyan, serves on that court today, marking six generations of Calamur Viravalli presence in the judiciary.[3]

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  1. ^ High Court of Tamil Nadu Puisne https://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/formerjudges.pdf. Retrieved 11/23/23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ The Who's Who in Madras. Pearl Press. Retrieved 11/23/23. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ^ "Madras High Court: Profile of Hon'ble Thiru. Justice C.V. KARTHIKEYAN". Retrieved 11/23/2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)