Early Life
Ram Iyengar was born in a traditional Vaishnavite Brahmin family of Vembaukum in the then Chingleput district, Madras Presidency. He was the youngest of three sons. Ram Iyengar's father was a clerk and record-keeper in the service of the British East India Company.
Ram Iyengar was one of the six students who joined Government High School, Madras, when it was founded in April 1841. During his schooling, Ram Iyengar developed keen interest in physical science and astronomy and won a scholarship instituted by the Pachaiyappa Charities
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