N. S. Subba Rao | |
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 N. S. Subba Rao | |
| Born | Nanjanagud Subbaraya Subba Rao 14 March 1885 Srirangapatna, Kingdom of Mysore |
| Died | 29 June 1943 (aged 58) Bangalore, India |
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| Language | Kannada, English, French, Latin |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Maharaja's College, Mysore |
| Period | 1910 - 1942 |
| Notable awards | Rajakaryapraveena of the Gandabherunda Order |
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| N. S. Subba Rao | |
Nanjanagud Subbaraya Subba Rao (14 March 1885 – 29 June 1943) was a professor of economics at Maharaja College, Mysore.[1][2][3][4] He later became Principal of Maharaja College, Mysore and retired as the Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore from 1937 - 42.[5][6] Subba Rao was a student of Alfred Marshall at Saint John's College, Cambridge, between 1905 and 1909 where he completed his M. A. Tripos exam and Bar-at-Law qualification. N. S. Subba Rao was a contemporary of John Maynard Keynes and Arthur Cecil Pigou and had a close working relationship with both of them for nearly two decades.[7] Among the prominent contributions of N. S. Subba Rao are The Scouts and Guides Movement, Mysore University Co-operative Society, establishment of University and Central Libraries,[8] Taxation Reforms both at Central and State level,[9] Educational Reforms in the form of instituting Kannada medium of instruction in high schools, Founding of the first modern Yoga School at Mysore (by helping Tirumalai Krishnamacharya), Economic Reforms through his contributions at the London Round Table Conference (1930–32) along with Sir Mirza Ismail leading to the eventual formulation of the 'Indian Constitution Act' (1935) and lastly in the recruitment of future literary scholars and writers like M. Hiriyanna,[10] G. P. Rajarathnam, S. Srikanta Sastri, Kuvempu, T. S. Venkannayya[11] and A. R. Krishna Shastry as faculty at the nascent University.[12]
- ^ Sastry, T. V. Venkatachala (2019). ಬದುಕು, ಬರೆಹ, ನೆನಪು - ಉಪಕುಲಪತಿ ಏನ್. ಎಸ್. ಸುಬ್ಬರಾಯರು (Biography of N. S. Subba Rao) (in Kannada). Bangalore: Vasantha Prakashana. pp. 10–14.
- ^ "Subba Rao, N.S (Personal Name) › Authority search › Mysore University Library System catalog". libcatmysore.informaticsglobal.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Murty; Vohra, K. Satchidananda; Ashok (1989). Radhakrishnan - His Life and Ideas. State University of New York Press. p. 17. ISBN 9781438414010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ S. Naganath, Bhagirath (2021). Memorable Mysoreans - A Collection of Biographical Sketches. Chennai, India: Notion Press. p. 54. ISBN 9781685097875.
- ^ "N. S. Subba Rao | Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri - Official Website". Dr.S.Srikanta Sastri. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ of Mysore, Star (31 August 2018). "Reflections on Mysore University". Star of Mysore. p. 1. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Rao, N. S. Subba (1941). "Address of Welcome". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 2 (4): 410–412. ISSN 0019-5510. JSTOR 42743688.
- ^ "Shapers of Destiny | Maharajas College". maharajas.uni-mysore.ac.in. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Govt. of Mysore, Proceedings (1918). Reports of the Mysore University (1917 - 18). Mysore: Government of Mysore. p. 1.
- ^ "The Unalloyed Erudition of M. Hiriyanna". Prekshaa Journal. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "VENKANNAIAH T". shastriyakannada.org. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Brahmananda, P.R. (September 1994). "V. L.D'Souza, M. H. Gopal and Their Environs". The Indian Economic Journal. 42 (1): 134–139. doi:10.1177/0019466219940110. S2CID 254294413. ProQuest 1292949943.