A. Ranganatha Mudaliar

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Arcot Ranganatha Mudaliar (June 1879 – July 8, 1950) was an Indian politician and theosophist from Bellary in the Madras Presidency. He studied at Madras Christian College and Madras Law College, and began government service in 1901 as Deputy Collector of Bellary. Influenced by theosophy and Annie Besant, he helped found the Young Men's Indian Association in 1914 and built the Gokhale Hall in 1915. He entered politics with the Justice Party, was elected to the Madras Legislative Council from Bellary, and served as Minister of Public Health and Excise from December 1926 to March 1928 under Premier P. Subbarayan, resigning in protest against the Simon Commission. After leaving the government, he joined the Indian National Congress and later served as the first Commissioner of the Tirumala-Tirupathi Devasthanams board from 1935 to 1939.