A maharajah stands tall - The Hindu


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A maharajah stands tall
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... his reign was marked by several enlightened acts, in most of which he was guided by a formidable duo — his mother, Setu Parvati Bayi, the junior 'maharani', and his 'dewan', the multi-faceted and controversial Sir CP Ramaswami Aiyar.

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Pages from a changing past - The Hindu


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Pages from a changing past
The Hindu
Prominent thinkers of that time feature in the foreward of the first edition — right from CP Ramaswamy Iyer and GD Naidu to Kamaraj. “On seeing my directory, EV Ramaswamy told me he was very happy about it and asked for more copies,” Krishnan says.

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