Udipi Rama Rau or U. Rama Rau (17 September 1874 - 12 May 1952) was an Indian politician from the
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George, 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 ...
. He belonged to the
Indian National Congress.
He was a medical doctor by profession and was the founder of a medical journal called ''Antiseptic'' along with
T. M. Nair
Taravath Madhavan Nair
(15 January 1868 – 17 July 1919) was an Indian politician and political activist of the Dravidian Movement from the Madras Presidency. He founded the Justice Party (India), Justice Party along with Theagaraya Chetty and ...
. He was one of the co-founders and later president of the
Indian Medical Association. He served as a councilor in the
Madras Corporation and in 1927 became a member of the
Madras Legislative Council. He played a significant role in setting up the
Madras Music Academy and served as its president in 1935. He was also nominated to the upper house of the
Central Legislature of
British India - the
Council of State. During 1937–45, he served as the
chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
of the upper house of the Madras legislature. His son
U. Krishna Rau was also a doctor and politician. Rama Rau is also the great grandfather of
Arvind Adiga
Aravind Adiga (born 23 October 1974) is an Indian writer and journalist. His debut novel, ''The White Tiger'', won the 2008 Man Booker Prize.
Biography Early life and education
Aravind Adiga was born in Madras (now Chennai) on 23 October 1974 ...
.
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, I assembly resume
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References
External links
Rama Rau biographyObituary in ''Antiseptic''
Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council
1952 deaths
Members of the Imperial Legislative Council of India
1874 births
Members of the Council of State (India)
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