![]() Born in Siddavattam of Cuddappah district, Rao, a graduate from Presidency College (1882) of Madras, after an eventful career in the revenue department, was appointed as the dewan of Cochin State from September 6, 1902. Handwritten in neat cursive script, the content is autobiographical. Titled `A Dewan's Diary' the book edited by Rao's granddaughter Malathi Mohan was recently released in a function. But, having seen the value of the contents, Rao's family decided to make it public in the form of a book. It was a small notebook bound with red hard cover with a lock (having an ornamental key) on it -an indication that it was purely personal. CHENNAI: A lthough not a diarist in the strict sense, Nemali Pattabhira ma Rao, the dewan of erstwhile Cochin State, did maintain a personal diary. ![]()
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