S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar

S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar
S. Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar
Born	Sesha Iyengar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar; 18 July 1949; Gangadharapuram, Tanjore district, Tamil Nadu
Died	December 11, 1903 (aged 54)
Occupation	Diwan of Baroda

Last updated February 19, 2019

Diwan Bahadur Sesha Iyengar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar CIE (18 July 1849 – 11 December 1903) was an Indian civil servant and administrator who served as the Diwan of Baroda from 15 July 1896 to 2 October 1901. He was the elder brother of Indian journalist, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar.

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Early life

Srinivasa Raghavaiyengar was born on 18 July 1849 in Gangadharapuram, Tanjore district.^[1] His ancestors had served as high-ranking officials in the courts of Vijayanagar and Thanjavur.^[1] He had his education in Madras and graduated in arts.

The Thanjavur Maratha kingdom of the Bhonsle dynasty was a principality of Tamil Nadu between the 17th and 19th centuries. Their native language was Marathi. Venkoji was the founder of the dynasty.

He served as the Inspector General of Registration in the Madras Presidency during the 1880s and 1890s.^[2]

The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George, and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision (presidency) of British India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India, including the whole of the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, and parts of Odisha, Kerala, Karnataka and the union territory of Lakshadweep. The city of Madras was the winter capital of the Presidency and Ootacamund or Ooty, the summer capital. The island of Ceylon was a part of Madras Presidency from 1793 to 1798 when it was created a Crown colony. Madras Presidency was neighboured by the Kingdom of Mysore on the northwest, Kingdom of Kochi on the southwest, and the Kingdom of Hyderabad on the north. Some parts of the presidency were also flanked by Bombay Presidency.

Magnum opus

In July 1890, Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar was commissioned by the then Governor of Madras, 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]

Masterpiece, magnum opus or chef-d’œuvre in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill, profundity, or workmanship. Historically, a "masterpiece" was a work of a very high standard produced to obtain membership of a guild or academy in various areas of the visual arts and crafts.

Notes

1 2 "Looking back:MAKING NEWS THE FAMILY BUSINESS". The Hindu . 13 September 2003.
1 2 Some Madras Leaders, Pg 43

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References

"Princely States of India A-J".
Some Madras Leaders. Babu Bishambher Nath Bhargava. 1922.