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

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. 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 Tamil Nadu Legislative Council was the upper house of the former bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initia ...

. He played a significant role in setting up the

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and served as its president in 1935. He was also nominated to the upper house of the Central Legislature of

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- the Council of State. During 1937–45, he served as the

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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.Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, I assembly resume
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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) {{TamilNadu-politician-stub