Duraiswamy had four sons (Yogendra, Rajendra, Mahendra and Devendra) and four daughters (Maheswari, Nadeswari, Parameswari and Bhuvaneswari).

[1][4] He contested the 1924 Legislative Council election as a candidate in Northern Province West and was re-elected unopposed.

[1][3][5] He was a leading member of the Jaffna Youth Congress which advocated the boycott of the 1931 State Council elections.

[3][8] Duraiswamy was knighted by King George VI in London in the 1937 Coronation Honours.

[3] He was also president of the Vivekananda Society and a leading member of the Saiva Paripalana Sabhai.