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'''Tallapragada Subba Row''' (July 6, 1856 – June 24, 1890) was an Indian [[Theosophist]] from a [[Hindu]] background and originally worked as a [[Vakil]] (Pleader) within the Indian justice system. His primary instructors in this field were Messrs. Grant and Laing, who saw to his establishment as a Vakil, a profession which became highly profitable for the time that he held it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=T. Subba Row - Theosophy Wiki |url=https://theosophy.wiki/en/T._Subba_Row |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=theosophy.wiki}}</ref>

However, Subba Row's interest in the law paled when compared to the way he devoured philosophy, especially after an event in which he met two particular individuals. In 1882, he invited [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott]] to Madras (now Chennai), where he convinced them to make Adyar the permanent headquarters for the [[Theosophical Society]]. Prior to this meeting however, Subba Row was not known for any esoteric or mystical knowledge, even by his closest friends and parents {{Citation needed|date=May 2007}}. It was only after meeting the pair that he began to expound on metaphysics, astounding most of those who knew him.

Upon this meeting and thereafter, Subba Row became able to recite whatever passage was so requested of him from the [[Bhagavad Gita]], [[Upanishads]], and many other sacred texts of [[India]]. He had, apparently, never studied these things prior to the fateful meeting, and it is stated that when meeting Blavatsky and [[Damodar K. Mavalankar]], all knowledge from his [[previous lives]] came flooding back.