T. Ananda Rao
Pradhana Shiromani Sir Tanjore Ananda Rao Diwan of the Mysore kingdom | |
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In office 1 April 1909 – 10 November 1912 | |
Monarch | Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV |
Preceded by | V. P. Madhava Rao |
Succeeded by | M. Visvesvaraya |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 May 1852 Trivandrum |
Died | July 1919 |
Alma mater | Presidency College, Chennai |
Profession | Civil servant |
Sir Tanjore Ananda Rao
Early life and education
Ananda Rao was born on 15 May 1852 at Padma Vilas,
Rao had his schooling in
He married his cousin Soundara Bai, daughter of T. Rama Rao.
Career
Rao was initially employed as a tutor to
Rao served as the Assistant Commissioner for Hassan and Kaduru from 1883 to 1886 and Acting Deputy Commissioner of Hassan and Mysore from 1886 to 1889. He served as the Chief Secretary to Diwan Sir K. Seshadri Iyer from 1889 to 1897 and Director of Agricultural and Other Statistics from 1897 to 1904. Rao was appointed Revenue Commissioner on 14 March 1904 and served in the Mysore Legislative Council from 14 March 1906 until taking over as Diwan on 1 April 1909.
Diwan of Mysore
Rao served as the Diwan of Mysore from 1 April 1909 till 10 November 1912. During his tenure, a lot of measures were taken for the economic development of Mysore. A reservoir was constructed in 1910 for the power station at Shivanasamudra. In the same year, the Mysore-Hassan railway line of Mysore Railways was extended, linking Saligrama and Yedatur with the line at Arsikere. The first Mysore Economic Conference was inaugurated on 10 June 1910 and met once every year. In 1911/1912, construction of the Krishnaraja Sagara Dam across the Kaveri at Kannambadi village was commenced.
It was Rao who invited Sir M. Visvesvaraya to be the chief engineer and secretary to the government of Mysore in 1909.
Honours
Rao was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1910.
A major road junction along the Race Course Road in central Bangalore, is named after him as Dewan T. Ananda Rao Circle.
References
- Mysore Gazetteer. pp. 3124–3125.
- Mysore Gazetteer. pp. 3026–3032.