| Brahmanand Raghvanand | |
| Office2: | Nominated Member of the Legislative Council |
| Term Start2: | 1953 |
| Term End2: | 1955 |
| Profession: | Civil servant |
Brahmanand Raghvanand was an Indo-Fijian civil servant. He served as a member of the Legislative Council in the 1950s.
Raghvanand was the son of Badri Maharaj, the first Indo-Fijian member of the Legislative Council.[1] He was educated in Fiji and New Zealand. He became a leader of the Arya Samaj in the 1920s,[2] but was forced to resign from the organisation by the Governor and Colonial Secretary and closely monitored for several years afterwards.[3] During World War II he was one of the Indian members elected to the Central War Committee.[4]
Raghvanand worked in the colonial civil service and became Assistant to the Native Lands Commissioner Lala Sukuna,[1] the first non-European to hold principal office.[5] In 1944 he was elected to the council of the Fiji Public Servants' Association.[6] In the 1952 Birthday Honours he was made an MBE for his service. In 1953 Raghvanand was appointed to the Legislative Council by the Governor as one of the 'official' members.[1] He retired in 1955.[7]
In 1963 he was made a Justice of the Peace.[8] He died at the age of 87.[9]