Raja of Panagal - Early Life

Early Life

Ramarayaningar was born in a family of landlords. He belonged to the Velama community that claims to be the earliest Kshatriyas to settle in the Telugu country. Ramarayaningar's family, in particular, patronised Brahmins and the Raja had his early education in the household of Calamur Sundara Sastri, the father-in-law of C. P. Ramaswami Iyer. He completed his schooling from Triplicane High School in 1886 and graduated in Sanskrit from the Presidency College in 1893 with Advanced Chemistry as his optional subject. He graduated in B.L. and M.A. (Philosophy and Dravidian Languages) in 1899. In 1919, he was appointed a fellow of the Presidency College.

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