Indian ethnologist (1868-1934).
Diwan Bahadur Kadambi Rangachari (September 1868– 10 May 1934) was an Indian botanist and ethnologist. He was an editor for the seven-volume work on south Indian ethnography along with Edgar Thurston. He also taught botany at the agricultural college in Coimbatore and wrote a textbook on botany. He was born in a Tamil family of humble means. His father died early and Rangachari had to earn his living by giving private tuitions. He passed the arts examination at Madras Christian College in 1888 and graduated with a BA from Pachiappa's College in 1890. He then went to the Presidency College for