R. Balaji Rao
R. Balaji Rao (1842–1896) was an Indian politician and Indian independence activist who was a founder and first Secretary of the Madras Mahajana Sabha.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Balaji Rao was born in a Thanjavur Marathi Deshastha Brahmin family[2] in the year 1842.[3] He had his schooling and higher education in Tanjore and Madras and graduated in law. On completion of his studies, Balaji Rao practised as a lawyer before entering the Indian independence movement.[4]
Politics[edit]
Balaji entered politics and was one of the founding members of the Madras Mahajana Sabha.[1] He represented Tanjore at the first session of the Indian National Congress along with S. A. Swaminatha Iyer.[1] Balaji Rao established the Chingleput Ryots Relief Fund for the benefit of the ryots of Chingleput district.
Death[edit]
Balaji Rao died in 1896.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c P. Yanadi Raju (2003). Rayalaseema during colonial times: a study in Indian nationalism. Northern Book Centre. p. 139. ISBN 8172111398.
- ^ John Jeya Paul (1991). The legal profession in colonial South India. Oxford University Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0195625585.
R. Balaji Rao, a Desastha Brahman and a family friend from Tanjore, under whom they apprenticed;
- ^ R. Suntharalingam (1974). Politics and nationalist awakening in South India, 1852-1891. University of Arizona Press. pp. 352. ISBN 0816504474.
- ^ John Jeya Paul (1991). The legal profession in colonial South India. Oxford University Press. p. 220. ISBN 0195625587.