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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

Datia.

Datia, Maharaja of; H.H. Maharaja (1885) Lockcendra (1877) Sir Govind Singh Bahadur Ju Dev; s. of late Maharaja Shawani Singh Bahadur; b. 1886; succeeded, 1907; belongs to the great Cundela Rajput family claiming descent from Sir Singh, who took the clan name of Bimolla and settled in Bundlekhand; has introduced salutary reforms in the administration of the State; made excellent arrangements for the relief of distress in the famine of 1907-08; well versed in Sanskrit, Persian, and English; enjoys full civil and criminal powers in his State; motto of the family is ‘Wir dalap Sharandah’ (Lord of the Crave Army, Giver of Refuge). Area of the State, 820 square miles; population, over 150,000; revenue, nearly 4 lakhs; maintains a military force of 945 cavalry, 5203 infantry, and 124 guns: entitled to a salute of 15 guns. Recreations: shooting and riding. Address: Datia, Cundelkhand[, Central India.

Datta, Dina Nath Prithia, M.D., C.M., K.I.H. (1909), Civil Surgeon, Rohtak: b, 1861: educ.: Batala High School, King’s College, London, and Edinburgh University; is a Punjabi brahmin converted to Cristianity; joined service, 1886; served in Hissar, Delhi, Kamal, and Hoshiarpur; was in charge of the Jail at Rohtak; is a Member, Royal Society of Arts, and Royal Society of Public Health. Publication: Pamphlets on Cubonic Plague. Address: Rohtak, Punjab, India.

Datta, Krishna Lai, M.A., Accountant-General, and Commissioner of Paper Currency, Madras; b. 1859; joined service, 1881: on special duty in the Financial Secretariat, 1891; Chief Suprintendent, attached to the office of Comptroller and Auditor-General, 1891; Assistant Comptroller, (enrolled list), 1894; Assistant Accountant-General and Examiner of Local Fund Accounts, 1899; Transferred to Madras, 1902; on special duty in the Financial Secretariat, Government of India, from 16th January, 1903; and again from 20th January to 31st March 1904; raised to class I, enrolled list, 1909; Comptroller, Post Offices, 1st July 1909; Deputy Auditor General from 3rd March 1910; on special duty for an enquiry into the causes of high prices, March 1910; Accountant General, class III, (temporary), April 1911; Confirmed, 1912; Relieved of special duty, 25th April, 1913; Accountant-General and Commissioner of Paper Currency, Madras, 28th April, 1913. Publication: Report on the High Prices of foodstuffs, etc, in India, 1914. Address: Teynampet House, Teynampet, Madras.

Datta, Kalika Prasad Das, Rai Bahadur (1891) C.I.E. 1900); Diwan of Cooch Behar for over half a century, whose services to the State was spoken of in very eulogistic terms by the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal on the occasion of the installation of the present Maharaja, 1911. Address: Booch Behar, Bengal, India.

Dattatraya, Hon’ble Venkatesh Belair, B.A., LL.D., Member, Legislative Council, Bombay; elected, 1912. Address: Bombay, India.

Daukes, Frederick Clendon, C.I.E., 1892; b. 1848; s. late S. W. Daukes, of the Knoll, Ceckenham, Kent; m. 1st, Alice Bridge d, of late Clendon Turbervile Daukes,

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