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An accomplished linguist, he traveled extensively for fifty years as an international lecturer, speaking in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, as well as Sinhalese and Tamil. He was in the Goygama caste. His association with Theosophy began at the age of thirteen when, as one of the first students of Ananda College , he met C.

Brother Raja wrote of that year:. There was a certain day for me in November , when I was thirteen when my feet were "washed in the blood of the heart. The following year, A. Sinnett asked Mr. The three boys were close in age: Raja was born in , Denny in , and George in For two years, Raja and Leadbeater lived in the Sinnett household, but after that they moved into tiny quarters supported by Leadbeater's work giving English languages to foreigners.

Raja attended classes to prepare for university. On March 14 , he became a member of the Theosophical Society through the London Lodge , and was admitted into its Inner Group where he "was present at the intimate and informal gatherings of the Group which were held on most Sunday mornings in Mr. Sinnett's library for discussion.

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He also studied Law, and was coxswain of the College boat in the rowing team. In he returned to Europe to study literature and science at the University of Pavia, Italy. In he went to America, where he began his career as an international lecturer of the Theosophical Society. There are four great writers of the West who have influenced my thinking very profoundly.