C. Hayavadana Rao
Rao Bahadur Conjeevaram Hayavadana Rao | |
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| Born | 10 July 1865 |
| Died | 27 January 1946 (aged 80) |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, anthropologist, economist |
Rao Bahadur Conjeevaram Hayavadana Rao (10 July 1865 – 27 January 1946) was an Indian historian, museologist, anthropologist, economist and polyglot. He was a member of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Indian Historical Records Commission and a fellow of the Royal Society of Economics. A road near Ashram Citcle ( Basavanagudi ) , Bengaluru " Sri Hayavadana Rao Road " named in his honour.
Early life
[edit]Hayavadana Rao was born on 10 July 1865 in the town of Hosur in the then Salem district of Madras Presidency in a Kannada-speaking family.[1][need quotation to verify] After graduating in history, Rao studied law and economics and joined the Government Museum, Madras as a curator. Rao worked as a curator till his retirement and compiled "The Indian Biographical Dictionary". Rao was a polyglot and was fluent in English, Latin, French, German, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Sanskrit.[citation needed]
Mysore Kingdom
[edit]In 1924, Rao was appointed the head of a committee formed to revise the Mysore Gazetteer written by B. L. Rice. The revised version comprising seven volumes was published in 1927. Rao followed this with a three-volume History of Mysore (1399-1799) chronicling the Wodeyar Dynasty.
Later life and death
[edit]Rao died on 27 January 1946 in Bangalore.[2]
Works
[edit]- Rao, C. Hayavadana (1910). New Indian tales: nineteen amusing and instructive tales. G. A. Natesan.
- Rao, C. Hayavadana (1915). .
- Rao, C. Hayavadana (1931). Indian caste system: A study.
- Rao, C. Hayavadana (1936). The Dasara in Mysore: Its Origin and Significance.
- Rao, C. Hayavadana (1948). History of Mysore (1399-1799 A.D.). Government Press.
References and sources
[edit]- References
- ^ "The quarterly journal of the Mythic society (Bangalore)". 56. Mythic Society. 1966: 94.
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- Sources
- "HAYAVADANA RAO C., 1865-1946". classicalkannada.org. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
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