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	== Theosophical Society activities ==		== Theosophical Society activities ==

	Mr. Charlu acted as Private Secretary to Colonel Olcott, and stepped in as Recording Secretary after the departure of [[A. J. Cooper-Oakley]]. Later he served as the Business Manager for ''the Theosophist'' for over 20 years, and as the Treasurer during the ~~administration~~ of ~~[[Henry Steel~~ Olcott]]. His reports appear frequently in [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']] and the [[General Reports of the Theosophical Society]] from 1888-1906. He also lectured from time to time, and was the first Treasurer of the Adyar Lodge.		Mr. Charlu acted as Private Secretary to Colonel Olcott, and stepped in as Recording Secretary after the departure of [[A. J. Cooper-Oakley]]. Later he served as the Business Manager for ''the Theosophist'' for over 20 years, and as the Treasurer during the late years of the Olcott administration. His reports appear frequently in [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']] and the [[General Reports of the Theosophical Society]] from 1888-1906. He also lectured from time to time, and was the first Treasurer of the Adyar Lodge.

	He seems to have been devoted to the [[Founders]]. During a [[White Lotus Day]] observance at Adyar in 1898:		He seems to have been devoted to the [[Founders]]. During a [[White Lotus Day]] observance at Adyar in 1898:

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	The inspiring public addresses of [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Colonel Olcott]] and the occult teachings of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Madame Blavatsky]] appealed straight to him and he bravely resolved to renounce his worldly career and join the staff of the Head-quarters at Adyar. The unique sacrifice was made and young Vijiaraghava became the companion in work of [[Damodar K. Mavalankar\|Damodar]], [[Bhavani Shankar\|Bhavani]], and Nivarana Mukerjee. The life of the Indian student at Adyar in those days was one of hard work, suffering and starvation, and Charlu, belonging as he did to a narrow sect of Brahmins passed through much privation. Time passed by and Vijiaraghava's wife and brother begged Colonel hard to persuade him to live in married life. The [[Henry Steel Olcott\|President-Founder]], on a due consideration of the circumstances, undertook to do it and with some difficulty succeeded in prevailing on the young man to accept once again the responsibilities of the householder and fixed a small salary for the work done by him at the Head-quarters. Vijiaraghava became the favourite of the two Founders and advanced in spiritual life. Colonel in his fondness surnamed him "Ananda Babu" and showed much kindness to him.<ref>"Obituary", 25.</ref>		The inspiring public addresses of [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Colonel Olcott]] and the occult teachings of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Madame Blavatsky]] appealed straight to him and he bravely resolved to renounce his worldly career and join the staff of the Head-quarters at Adyar. The unique sacrifice was made and young Vijiaraghava became the companion in work of [[Damodar K. Mavalankar\|Damodar]], [[Bhavani Shankar\|Bhavani]], and Nivarana Mukerjee. The life of the Indian student at Adyar in those days was one of hard work, suffering and starvation, and Charlu, belonging as he did to a narrow sect of Brahmins passed through much privation. Time passed by and Vijiaraghava's wife and brother begged Colonel hard to persuade him to live in married life. The [[Henry Steel Olcott\|President-Founder]], on a due consideration of the circumstances, undertook to do it and with some difficulty succeeded in prevailing on the young man to accept once again the responsibilities of the householder and fixed a small salary for the work done by him at the Head-quarters. Vijiaraghava became the favourite of the two Founders and advanced in spiritual life. Colonel in his fondness surnamed him "Ananda Babu" and showed much kindness to him.<ref>"Obituary," 25.</ref>
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-'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' (186x-1906) was one of the earliest Indian members of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He Stepped in as Recording Secretary after the departure of [[A. J. Cooper-Oakley]]. Later he served as the Business Manager for ''the Theosophist'' and the Treasurer during the administration of [[Henry Steel Olcott]]. His reports appear frequently in [[The Theosophist (periodical)|''The Theosophist'']] and the [[General Reports of the Theosophical Society]] from 1888-1906.
+'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' (186x-1906) was one of the earliest Indian members of the [[Theosophical Society]], serving in many capacities at the Adyar headquarters. [[Henry Steel Olcott|Colonel Olcott]] referred to him as "Ananda Babu."
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+== Early life and education ==
 He seems to have been devoted to the [[Founders]]. During a [[White Lotus Day]] observance at Adyar in 1898:
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-Colonel Olcott mentioned him several times in [[Old Diary Leaves (book)|his diaries]]. Mr. Charlu was one of the few people who was with the Colonel at an important event in establishing the [[Adyar Library and Research Centre]]:
+Colonel Olcott mentioned him several times in [[Old Diary Leaves (book)|his diaries]]. In 1883, when Olcott was being swarmed by crowds during a tour of South India, he wrote:
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 In my Diary of 1886 the entry for January 1st, says:
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-He is among the faithful workers who was mentioned in '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 19|Letter 19]]''' in the [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']], First Series.
+He is among the faithful workers who was mentioned by [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K. H.]] in '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 19|Letter 19]]''' in the [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']], First Series.
 == Writings ==
 * "Another Hindu Stone-Shower Medium" ''The Theosophist'' v3 (June, 1882), 232.
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	'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' was an Indian ~~member~~ of the [[~~Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|~~Theosophical Society]] ~~who served~~ as Recording Secretary ~~and later~~ as the Business Manager for ''the Theosophist'' and the Treasurer during the administration of [[Henry Steel Olcott]]. His reports appear frequently in [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']] from ~~1889~~-1906.		'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' (186x-1906) was one of the earliest Indian members of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He Stepped in as Recording Secretary after the departure of [[A. J. Cooper-Oakley]]. Later he served as the Business Manager for ''the Theosophist'' and the Treasurer during the administration of [[Henry Steel Olcott]]. His reports appear frequently in [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']] and the [[General Reports of the Theosophical Society]] from 1888-1906.

			== Theosophical Society involvement ==

	He seems to have been devoted to the [[Founders]]. During a [[White Lotus Day]] observance at Adyar in 1898:		He seems to have been devoted to the [[Founders]]. During a [[White Lotus Day]] observance at Adyar in 1898:
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	He is among the faithful workers who was mentioned in '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 19\|Letter 19]]''' in the [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']], First Series.		He is among the faithful workers who was mentioned in '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 19\|Letter 19]]''' in the [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']], First Series.

			== Writings ==

			* "Another Hindu Stone-Shower Medium" ''The Theosophist'' v3 (June, 1882), 232.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' was an Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]] who served as Recording Secretary and later as Treasurer during the administration of [[Henry Steel Olcott]]. His reports appear frequently in [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']] from 1889-1906.		'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' was an Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]] who served as Recording Secretary and later as the Business Manager for ''the Theosophist'' and the Treasurer during the administration of [[Henry Steel Olcott]]. His reports appear frequently in [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']] from 1889-1906.

	He seems to have been devoted to Colonel Olcott~~, who~~ mentioned him several times in [[Old Diary Leaves (book)\|his diaries]]. Mr. Charlu was one of the few people who was with the Colonel at an important event in establishing the [[Adyar Library and Research Centre]]:		He seems to have been devoted to the [[Founders]]. During a [[White Lotus Day]] observance at Adyar in 1898:

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			Mr. T. Vijiaraghava Charlu, Mr. C. Sambiah Garu, and Mr. S. V . Rangaswami Aiyangar spoke of the way in which they had been led to join the Society and of their relationships with Madame Blavatsky, to whom they all felt deep gratitude for the work she had done.<ref>"White Lotus Day at Adyar" ''The Theosophist'' Supplement 19.9 (June, 1898), xxxiv.</ref>
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			Colonel Olcott mentioned him several times in [[Old Diary Leaves (book)\|his diaries]]. Mr. Charlu was one of the few people who was with the Colonel at an important event in establishing the [[Adyar Library and Research Centre]]:
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	In my Diary of 1886 the entry for January 1st, says:		In my Diary of 1886 the entry for January 1st, says:
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			[[Category:Associates of HPB\|Charlu]]
	[[Category:Nationality Indian\|Charlu]]		[[Category:Nationality Indian\|Charlu]]
	[[Category:People\|Charlu]]		[[Category:People\|Charlu]]

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	'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' was an Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]] who served as Treasurer during the administration of [[Henry Steel Olcott]].		'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' was an Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]] who served as Recording Secretary and later as Treasurer during the administration of [[Henry Steel Olcott]]. His reports appear frequently in [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']] from 1889-1906.

	He seems to have been devoted to Colonel Olcott, who mentioned him several times in [[Old Diary Leaves (book)\|his diaries]].		He seems to have been devoted to Colonel Olcott, who mentioned him several times in [[Old Diary Leaves (book)\|his diaries]]. Mr. Charlu was one of the few people who was with the Colonel at an important event in establishing the [[Adyar Library and Research Centre]]:
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			In my Diary of 1886 the entry for January 1st, says:

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			"In the name of the Masters and for the sake of their cause, I, Henry S. Olcott, President of the Theosophical Society, this day turned the first rod for the Sanskrit Library and Museum at Adyar. The only witnesses present were T. Vijiaraghava Charlu and two of the gardeners. The impulse to do it came so strongly — after staking out the ground for the building — that I did not call any of the other people in the house."<ref>H. S. Olcott ''Old Diary Leaves'' Second Oriental Series, Chapter XXIV, as printed in ''The Theosophist'' 20.7 (April, 1899), 385.</ref>
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			In another example, when Olcott was traveling with Miss Edger in 1898:

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	Some of the faithful ones, among them T. V. Charlu, V. C. Seshacharri and S. Ramaswami Iyengar, saw us off at the pier,		Some of the faithful ones, among them T. V. Charlu, V. C. Seshacharri and S. Ramaswami Iyengar, saw us off at the pier,
	leaving with us baskets of fruit and some money towards Miss Edger's travelling expenses.<ref>...~~.........~~.</ref>		leaving with us baskets of fruit and some money towards Miss Edger's travelling expenses.<ref>H. S. Olcott ''Old Diary Leaves'' Sixth Series, Chapter XVII, as printed in ''The Theosophist'' 27.8 (May, 1906), 562.</ref>
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	'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' was an Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]] who served as Treasurer during the administration of [[Henry Steel Olcott]]. He is among the faithful workers who was mentioned in '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 19\|Letter 19]]''' in the [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']], First Series.		'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' was an Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society]] who served as Treasurer during the administration of [[Henry Steel Olcott]].

			He seems to have been devoted to Colonel Olcott, who mentioned him several times in [[Old Diary Leaves (book)\|his diaries]].

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			Some of the faithful ones, among them T. V. Charlu, V. C. Seshacharri and S. Ramaswami Iyengar, saw us off at the pier,
			leaving with us baskets of fruit and some money towards Miss Edger's travelling expenses.<ref>.............</ref>
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			He is among the faithful workers who was mentioned in '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 19\|Letter 19]]''' in the [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']], First Series.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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'''T. Vijayaraghava Charlu''' was an Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society]] who served as Treasurer during the administration of [[Henry Steel Olcott]]. He is among the faithful workers who was mentioned in '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 19|Letter 19]]''' in the [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']], First Series.

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Nationality Indian|Charlu]]
[[Category:People|Charlu]]