Rao Bahadur Sajjan Rao (1868–1942) was a businessman[1] and philanthropist from Bengaluru who was well known for his charities, educational institutions, hospitals, and hostels for the underprivileged.
[2] Sajjan Rao was born in Taggalla, Maddur in 1868 to a poor family.
He traveled from Maddur to Bengaluru to work with his maternal uncle Bojagade Venkataraya and became one of the richest man in Bengaluru by 1926.
[3][4] Sajjan Rao died in 1942.
He is buried near the Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple in Gavipuram.