R. Balaji Rao
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R. Balaji Rao (1842–1896) was an Indian politician and Indian independence activist who was a founder and first Secretary of the Madras Mahajana Sabha.[1]
Balaji Rao was born in a Thanjavur Marathi Deshastha Brahmin family[2] in the year 1842.[3] He had his schooling and higher education in Tanjore and Madras and graduated in law. On completion of his studies, Balaji Rao practised as a lawyer before entering the Indian independence movement.[4]