Apparanda C. Aiyappa (also known as A.C. Iyappa) was a member of the noble Apparanda family from Kodagu and among the Kodavas, and an alumnus of Bishop Cotton Boys' School and later of Stamford School, Lincolnshire in England.
Apparanda C. Aiyappa (also known as A.C. Iyappa) was born into the wealthy and influential Apparanda family which belonged to the Kodava community of Kodagu during the British Raj. He studied in Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore and later in Stamford School, Lincolnshire in England.