R. Ranga Rao
Rai Ranga Rao was (born T. Ranga Rao, also spelt Ranga Row) was an Indian administrator and statesman who served as Diwan of Travancore 1837–1838. He was the father of Sir T. Madhava Rao, brother of R. Venkata Rao and paternal uncle of R. Raghunatha Rao.[1][2]
Rai Ranga Rao | |
|---|---|
| Diwan of Travancore | |
| In office 1837–1838 | |
| Monarch | Swathi Thirunal |
| Preceded by | T. Subba Row |
| Succeeded by | R. Venkata Rao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | T. Ranga Rao Kumbakonam |
References
- D. Sadasivan (1974). The Growth of Public Opinion in the Madras Presidency, 1858-1909. University of Madras. p. 36.
Sit T. Madhava Rao was one of the outstanding statesmen of his time. He was born in the city of Kumbakonam, in 1828. His father, R. Ranga Rao, Dewan of Travancore. Madhava Rao spent his early years in Madras and studied in the Presidency College, then known as the High School of the Madras University.
- Emily Gilchriest Hatch. Travancore: a guide book for the visitor. Oxford University Press. p. 270.
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