XI.
Maha-Rajah Sir Venkata Sweta Chalapati Ranga-Rao Bahadur, K.C.I.E.
The *[1]Maha-Rajah was born on the 28th August, 1862, and was adopted by the late Rani of Bobbili at Venkatagiri in 1871. He came
to Bobbili from Venkatagiri in December 1872. His first teachers were two native gentlemen. He was under their instruction for some years, and afterwards was under the tuition of J. Marsh, Esq., for three and a half years. His Sanskrit teacher was Susurla Sitaramasastri, a well-known pundit of these parts. Besides instruction in the usual course of studies, the Rajah received many useful
- ↑ * He will be styled Rajah in his account till the year 1900.
