T. R. Venkatarama Sastri

Thiruvalangadu Raju Venkatarama Sastri CIE (6 February 1874 – 2 July 1953) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the Advocate-General for Madras Presidency from 1924 to 1928.

[4] Venkatarama Sastri studied at the Municipal High School at Mayavaram, graduated from the Government College at Kumbakonam in 1894, received his B.L degree from the Law College at Madras in 1898 and enrolled in the Madras Court in April 1899 working initially as an apprentice under Sir P.S.

[4] On completion of his studies, Sastri enrolled as a lawyer in 1899[5] and rose to become the Advocate-General of Madras Presidency in 1924 succeeding Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer.

Venkatarama Shastri made his home in the Edward Eliots Road, Chennai where he stayed until his demise.

Among the valuables stolen from this house, there was a silver idol of Vigneswara which was presented by the Paramacharya of Kanchi Kamakoti.