Thiagarajah
# Thiagarajah

Thiagarajah or Thiyagarajah (Tamil: தியாகராஜா, romanized: Tiyākarājā) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.

## Notable people

### Given name

* Tyagaraja (1767-1847), Indian composer
* A. Thiagarajah (1916–1981), Sri Lankan politician
* M. Thiyagarajah, Sri Lankan politician
* M. D. Thyagaraja Pillai, Indian politician
* M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (1910-1959), Indian actor

### Surname

* Chelvy Thiyagarajah (died 1991), Sri Lankan poet
* Daniel Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan bishop
* J. Tyagaraja (born 1895), Ceylonese politician
* Thiyagarajah Maheswaran (1966–2008), Sri Lankan politician
