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'''P. Iyaloo Naidu''' was an Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society]], and a friend to the [[Founders]]. | '''P. Iyaloo Naidu''' (or Iyalu Naidu) was an Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society]], and a good friend to the [[Founders]]. | ||
[[Henry Steel Olcott]] wrote of him: "that golden-hearted old man, P. Iyaloo Naidu, Retired Deputy Collector, whose acquaintanceship was a privilege, whose friendship an honor."<ref>Henry Steel Olcott, ''Old Diary Leaves'' Second Series (1878-83), page 347. See [http://www.theosophy.ph/onlinebooks/odl/odl223.html this link.]</ref> When Colonel Olcott and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]], upon seeing the property at Adyar for the first time, Mr. Naidu was the devoted member who advanced the money needed to secure the purchase.<ref>Henry Steel Olcott, ''Old Diary Leaves'' Second Series (1878-83), page 361. See [http://www.theosophy.ph/onlinebooks/odl/odl223.html this link.]</ref> | |||
In 1884, Naidu was a member of the committee appointed by the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society to advise Madame Blavatsky on letters published in the ''Christian College Magazine'', and he signed the [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/tsreport.htm report]. | |||
[[ | His testimony figured in the [[Hodgson Report]], Appendix XXII: | ||
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Mr. R. Ry. P. Iyaloo Naidu Garu (retired Deputy Collector of Arnee, now at Chudderghat, Hyderabad, Deccan, India) is an old and very devoted member of the Theosophical Society. On the 20th April, 1884, he wrote a letter to Damodar, enclosing therewith a letter for Mahatma K.H. Damodar was then at Ootacamund, and, as I was in charge of the office, I sent the letter to him. When it was returned to me, I found remarks and endorsements not only on the envelope (of the letter to Damodar), but also inside the letter to the Mahatma --- in his well-known blue pencil handwriting.<ref>See [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/app22.htm Blavatsky Archives.]</ref> | |||
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Mr. Naidu was deceased by 1893, according to another note in ''Old Diary Leaves, Fifth Series (1893-96)''. | |||
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Revision as of 01:23, 23 October 2019
P. Iyaloo Naidu (or Iyalu Naidu) was an Indian member of the Theosophical Society, and a good friend to the Founders.
Henry Steel Olcott wrote of him: "that golden-hearted old man, P. Iyaloo Naidu, Retired Deputy Collector, whose acquaintanceship was a privilege, whose friendship an honor."[1] When Colonel Olcott and Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, upon seeing the property at Adyar for the first time, Mr. Naidu was the devoted member who advanced the money needed to secure the purchase.[2]
In 1884, Naidu was a member of the committee appointed by the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society to advise Madame Blavatsky on letters published in the Christian College Magazine, and he signed the report.
His testimony figured in the Hodgson Report, Appendix XXII:
Mr. R. Ry. P. Iyaloo Naidu Garu (retired Deputy Collector of Arnee, now at Chudderghat, Hyderabad, Deccan, India) is an old and very devoted member of the Theosophical Society. On the 20th April, 1884, he wrote a letter to Damodar, enclosing therewith a letter for Mahatma K.H. Damodar was then at Ootacamund, and, as I was in charge of the office, I sent the letter to him. When it was returned to me, I found remarks and endorsements not only on the envelope (of the letter to Damodar), but also inside the letter to the Mahatma --- in his well-known blue pencil handwriting.[3]
Mr. Naidu was deceased by 1893, according to another note in Old Diary Leaves, Fifth Series (1893-96).
Notes
- ↑ Henry Steel Olcott, Old Diary Leaves Second Series (1878-83), page 347. See this link.
- ↑ Henry Steel Olcott, Old Diary Leaves Second Series (1878-83), page 361. See this link.
- ↑ See Blavatsky Archives.