R. Ranga Rao Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Rai
Ranga Rao
Birth Name:	T. Ranga Rao
Office:	Diwan of Travancore
Term Start:	1837
Term End:	1838
Predecessor:	T. Subba Row
Successor:	R. Venkata Rao
Birth Place:	Kumbakonam

Rai Ranga Rao was (born T. Ranga Rao, also spelt Ranga Row) was an Indian administrator and statesman who served as Diwan of Travancore 18371838. He was the father of Sir T. Madhava Rao, brother of R. Venkata Rao and paternal uncle of R. Raghunatha Rao.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: The Growth of Public Opinion in the Madras Presidency, 1858-1909. 36. D. Sadasivan. University of Madras. 1974. 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..
2. Book: Travancore: a guide book for the visitor. 270. Emily Gilchriest Hatch. Oxford University Press.