Tanjore Rama Rao | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:T._Rama_Rao.jpg) Portrait of T. Rama Rao | |
| Diwan of Travancore | |
| In office 1887–1892 | |
| Monarch | Moolam Thirunal |
| Preceded by | V. Ramiengar |
| Succeeded by | S. Shungrasoobyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1831 Trivandrum, Travancore |
| Died | 5 June 1895 Trivandrum, Travancore |
| Occupation | civil servant, Administrator |
| Profession | Statesman |
Tanjore Rama Rao CIE (c. 1831 – 5 June 1895), was an Indian administrator who served as the Diwan of Travancore (now part of Kerala State) from 1887 to 1892. V. Nagam Aiya, in his 1906 Travancore State Manual calls him "the most popular Diwan in recent times". Rama Rao was a cousin of Rajah Sir T. Madhava Rao and Diwan Bahadur R. Raghunatha Rao. All three were grandsons of Gundopanth. Rama Rao's mother Sonamma Bai was Gundopanth's daughter, while Diwan Bahadur R. Raghunatha Rao's father R. Venkata Rao and T. Madhava Rao's father R. Ranga Rao were Gundopanth's sons.