The Bhasha Kavisekhara Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar (1870–1946) was known for critical scholarship and creative interpretation of literature.

Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar was born on 20 September 1870 in the village called Thennavarayan Pudukkottai, near Manamadurai, Ramanathapuram district]], Tamil Nadu.

He attracted the attention of Prof. R. Ranganadam and Dewan Venkata Ranga Iyer who introduced him to Raja Bhaskara Sethupathi of Ramnad.

At the age of 21, he was appointed Poet Laureate of the Sethu Samasthanam, a post he held for 42 years.

He was conferred the titles of Bhasha Kavisekhara and Mahavidwan and received a presentation of Rs 1,000 for his poem "Pari kathai".