S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar
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| Born | Sesha Iyengar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar 18 July 1849 Gangadharapuram, Tanjore district, Tamil Nadu |
| Died | 11 December 1903 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | Diwan of Baroda |
Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
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Early life
Srinivasa Raghavaiyengar was born on 18 July 1849 in
He had his education in Madras and graduated in arts.He served as the Inspector General of Registration in the Madras Presidency during the 1880s and 1890s.[2]
Magnum opus
In July 1890, Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar was commissioned by the then
Lord Connemara to examine "whether the economic condition of the Madras Presidency has on the whole improved or deteriorated during the last 40 or 50 years of British Administration and of writing a Memorandum on the subject". This project was planned in order to refute claims of exploitation made by Indian nationalists. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar made a detailed study of the economic condition of the people and in 1893, published his report Memorandum of Progress of the Madras Presidency during the last forty years of British administration considered by many to be his magnum opus.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b "Looking back:MAKING NEWS THE FAMILY BUSINESS". The Hindu. 13 September 2003.
- ^ a b Some Madras Leaders, Pg 43
References
- "Princely States of India A-J".
- Some Madras Leaders. Babu Bishambher Nath Bhargava. 1922.
Further reading
- Raghavan, K. Ranga; Seshayangar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar (1993). About Bygone Cherished Days: Life, Times, and Work of Dewan Bahadur S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar, C.I.E., and Other Distinguished Personalities. Pankajam R. Raghavan.
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