Nittoor Srinivasa Rau

Nittoor Srineevasa Rau
Born(1903-08-24)August 24, 1903
DiedAugust 12, 2004(2004-08-12) (aged 100)
Alma materBSc - University of Mysore and BL -University of Madras
SpousePadmamma
Chief Justice of Mysore High Court
In office
29 March 1962 – 7 August 1963

Nittoor Srinivasa Rao or Nittur Srinivasa Rao (24 August 1903 – 12 August 2004)[1] was a Gandhian who participated in the Indian independence movement. He was the Chief Justice of the High Court of Mysore State (now Karnataka) and also the first chief of the Central Vigilance Commission of India.[2] He was also chosen as the acting Governor of the Mysore state and was the first person to translate Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography to the Kannada language.[2][3]

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  2. ^ a b A Jayaram (13 August 2004). "A friend who will be missed by everyone". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 23 December 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  3. ^ Gopal K Kadekodi. "Obituary – Nittoor Srinivas Rau" (PDF). Online webpage of the Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2007.