Raymond Veveysan Vernède (9 December 1905 – 18 October 2003) was an English colonial administrator in India and a writer.
He was in the Indian Civil Service from 1928 to 1947; later he became Bursar of St Peter's College, Oxford.
[1] Sir Charles Kendall, a Judge in the Allahabad High Court, was in various posts in the Indian Civil Service, shifting towards the judicial side of things after his marriage in 1910.
[2] He is known for two books based on his experiences in Garhwal in the Himalayas: The Enchanted Loom, a historical novel, and The Collector's Bag, stories.
He also edited British Life in India (1995), an anthology of writings, and A Sounding of Verses.