1906 to 1909 and Baroda from 1910 to 1913. N. Vittal (born 31 January 1938), belonging to the Indian Administrative Service 1960 batch, is one of the eminent public servants of India, who has held important positions in the Government of India, most prominent of which was that of the Central Vigilance Commissioner. T. Gopala Rao (1832–1886), Indian educator. Was one of the pioneers of Government Arts College, Kumbakonam. Gopal Rao Public Library in Kumbakonam is named after him. Palladam Sanjiva Rao (1882–1962), Indian flautist and carnatic musician. R. Balaji Rao (1842–1896), Indian politician and Indian independence activist. First Secretary of the Madras Mahajana Sabha. Represented Tanjore along with S. A. Swaminatha Iyer at the first session of the Indian National Congress. R. Raghunatha Rao (1831–1912), Indian civil servant, administrator, politician and Indian independence activist. Diwan of Indore 1875–88. K. Krishnaswamy Rao (1845–1923), Diwan of Travancore 1898–1904. R. Ramachandra Rao (1871–1936), Indian civil servant and Indian independence activist. Served as District Collector of Kurnool, Nellore and Madras. T. Ramachandra Rao (1825–1879), First Deputy Commissioner of Police, Madras. C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib, IAS ( 1927– 2013) a distinguished administrator and civil servant who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2008. Krishnaswamy Rao Saheb distinguished himself by becoming the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Charan Singh and then becoming the Cabinet Secretary when Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister. Sundar Narayana Rao, Reputed singer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu See also Saurashtra people Dravid (surname) Notes References Social groups of Tamil Nadu History of Thanjavur Social groups of Kerala Internal migrations in India