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| Date transcribed | 2011-08-00 | | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work. |
| | Surname | Rao | | | First Name(s) | Madhava | | | Titles, Honours, etc. | Raja Sir | | | Birth Year | 1828 | | | Death Year | 1891 | | | Entry | A Mahratta Brahman : son of one and nephew of another Diwan of Travancore : educated at the High School of the Madras University: chiefly excelled in mathematics and science : took his Proficient's Degree in 1846. After serving in some minor offices, he was soon transferred to Travancore as tutor to Rama Varma (q.v.) ; after serving the State in various capacities he became Diwan, at the early age of 30, and introduced important fiscal reforms : K.C.S.I. in 1865, and Fellow of the Madras University, but, in 1872, in consequence of misunderstandings with the Maharaja, he resigned the post of Diwan and retired on a handsome pension : was offered a seat in the Governor-General's Legislative Council, which he declined. In 1873 he was appointed as Diwan to Maharaja Holkar of Indore, where he did good work until, in 1875, he was appointed Diwan- Regent of Baroda, after the deposition of the Maharaja : he re-modelled the whole administration, and adopted many useful changes : was at Baroda when H.R.H. the Prince of Wales visited India. In 1877 he attended the Delhi darbar with his ward, and was made a Raja : resigned his position in the Baroda State in 1882, receiving a handsome honorarium in lieu of pension. Until his death, he lived in retirement in Madras, but continued to take great interest in political and social questions : in 1888 he was again offered a seat in the Governor-General's Legislative Council, but declined on the score of old age and ill-health : in 1889 he published a pamphlet entitled Hints on the Training of Native Children : died April 4, 1891. |
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