| 词条 | N. Madhava Rao |
| 释义 |
| honorific-prefix = Sir | name = Nyapathi Madhava Rau | honorific-suffix = CIE | image = N. Madhava Rao.jpg | imagesize = 200px | order1 = 23rd Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom | term_start1 = June 1941 | term_end1 = August 1946 | predecessor1 = Sir Mirza Ismail | successor1 = Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar | monarch1 = | birth_date = 8 June 1887 | birth_place = Masulipatnam, British India | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1972|08|28|1887|06|08}} | death_place = Bangalore, India | nationality = | party = | religion = Hindu | alma_mater = Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai | profession = civil servant | occupation = | spouse = }} Nyapathi Madhava Rau Companion of the Indian Empire (CIE) (b. 8 June 1887 - d. 28 August 1972) was an Indian Civil Servant and Administrator who served as the Diwan of Mysore State from 1941 to 1945. Early life and educationMadhava Rao was born in Masulipatnam to Nyapathi Venkatakrishna Rao on 8 June 1887. His ancestors were originally Deshastha Brahmins from Maharashtra who had settled in the Telugu country and adopted Telugu as their mother tongue. Madhava Rau had his early education at Nobel College, Masulipatnam and graduated in arts from Pachaiyappa's College, Madras. He also studied law at Madras Law College and obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree. Mysore civil serviceMadhava Rau took the Mysore Civil Service examinations and graduated in first rank winning the Carmichael Medal. He joined the Mysore Civil Service as an Assistant Commissioner in the Gubbi taluk of Tumkur district. Later, he was appointed member of a commission to investigate a revolt in the Kollegal taluk of the then Coimbatore District. He served as Secretary of the Bhadravathi Steel Works from 1921 to 1924. He was the Trade Commissioner for Mysore State in London, England, following this and was subsequently appointed Chief Secretary to the Government of Mysore. He then went on to become a Member of Council until his appointment as the Diwan of Mysore. Diwan of MysoreHe succeeded Sir Mirza Ismail on his retirement as the Diwan of Mysore, a post he held between 1-6-1941 and 6-8-1946. During this period the State of Mysore was gripped by severe food shortages during the Second World War. Madhava Rau is credited with having managed the situation quite well and organised a successful recovery. Madhava Rau also successfully dealt with the damage caused to the Sivasamudram Electric Power Station by a lightning strike in 1944. During Madhava Rau's tenure as Diwan, the Mysore Legislative Council and the Mysore Representative Assembly were combined to form a new Legislative Council. The first elections to the newly reorganized Council were held in February 1941. Later lifeAfter his retirement, Madhava Rau was a member of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution headed by Dr.B. R. Ambedkar and of the first Constituent Assembly of India. Madhava Rau died on 28 August 1972 at the age of 85. Opposition to HindiMadhava Rau was strongly opposed to the imposition of Hindi language as the lingua franca for India and favoured the continuation of English as the official language of the Indian Union. FamilyMadhava Rau married Narasamma at the age of seventeen. The couple had three daughters and three sons.{{cn|date=February 2017}}. His sons were N Lakshman Rau, N Narasimha Rau and N Nagaraja Rau. His daughters were Rukmini, Sarojini and Sethu. N Lakshman Rau served in the Indian Administrative Service and was the Mayor of Bangalore. N Narasimha Rau also served in the Indian Administrative Service and was the Chief Secretary of Karnataka State. N Nagaraja Rau served in the Indian Army and retired as a Brigadier. HonoursMadhava Rau was made a |Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1943, a title that he relinquished in 1947. He was also awarded the titles of 'Rajamantra Pravina" and 'Pradhana Shiromani' by the Maharaja of Mysore. References
4 : 1887 births|1972 deaths|Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire|Diwans of Mysore |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。