Ram Raz was born in Tanjore in a poor family but mastered English while working as a clerk with the 2nd Battalion of the 16th Madras Native Infantry Regiment.
Later he was appointed to the position of Native Judge in the Hoossor Adawlut (Huzur Adalat) in Bangalore, Mysore state, where he worked for 23 years.
Graeme of the Madras Council of the East India Company around 1827-1827 about the views of Indians on accepting trial by jury in criminal and civil cases.
He noted that Hindus would be opposed to the idea of receiving a sentence from a Muslim judge in English service but stated that trial by jury could gradually gain acceptance.
The work was based mainly on the Mānasāra but also consulted other texts such as the Mayamata, Csyapa, Vayghansa, Sacaldhicra, Viswacarmya, Sanatcumra, Sraswatyam, and the Pancharatram.