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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

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Grover, Maj-Gen Sir Malcolm Henry Stanley, C.B. (1906), K.C.I.E. (1911), Secretary, Army Department, India, since 1911; b. 1858; 6th s. of late Charles Ehret Grover of Herts; m. 1891, Helen Grace, y.d. of Alexander John Lawrence, C.I.E., educ.; Charterhouse; Roy. Mil. College, Sandhurt; entered army 1876; Captain 1887; became Maj-General, 1907; D.A.A.G. Punjab Frontier Force, 1894-95; D.A.Q.M.G. Punjab Command Headquarters, 1895-94; C.C.G. Punjab Frontier Force, 1891-1900: A.Q.M.G. Eastern Command Headquarters, 1902-5; Offg. D.A.G. Eastern Command Headquarters, 1905; commanded Cavalry Brigade, Punjab, 1906-1; served Afghan Campaign, 1879-10 (medal) Sudan campaign, 1885; Waziristan, as D.A.A.G. Headquarters Staff, 1894-5; D.A.Q.M.G. 2nd Brigade South African War. 1908-2, special service (medal with three clasps). Club: United Service.

Gunga Ram, C.I.E. (1903), M.V.O. (1911), M.I.M.E., M,I.G.E. Rai Bahadur, Lahore; s. of late Dauhit Ram; b. 1851; educ; Thomason College; joined service in the P.W. Department, India, 1873; Executive Engineer, 1883; Superintendent, Coronation Durbar Works, Delhi, 1903; retired from British Service, 1903; appointed Superintending Engineer, Patiala State; retired, 1911; patentee of slide rule, bricks for wells. Publication: Pocket Book of Engineering. Address: Lahore, Punjab, India.

Gunn, Major W. D.: M.R.C.V.S.; b. 1854; joined Service as Veterinary Surgeon, St. Thomas Mount, 1878; Lecturer Saidapet Agricultural College, 1881; Assistant to the Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department, Meerut 1896; Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Madras, 1902; retired, 1908; Publications; “Prize Essay”. Cattle diseases in Central Provinces “Instruction of Veterinary class for Military Police”. Address: c/o India Office, London.

Gutala Muttah, Zemindarni of; Sri Manyam Maha Lakshmamma Garu; b. 1856; widow of Chinna Kanakayya; is the only representative of the family; came in possession of the estate, 1873; is greatly interested in the welfare of her ryots and is known to administer the affairs of the estate remarkably well; undertakes tours in her estate and hears complaints and grievances of ryots in person; is charitably disposed and is widely known for her virtues both as a woman and as a zemindarni. Address: Gutala, Godavari District, Madras Presidency, India.

Gupta, Sir Krishna Govinda, C.S.I., (1909), K.C.S.I. (1911). Bar-at-Law, Member, India Council, London; b. Bhatpara, Dacca, 1851; e.s. of Kali Narayan Gupta; m. 1866, Prasannatara, d. of Nabin Chandra Das (d. 1908); educ: Mymensing Government School; Dacca College; London University College; joined I.C.S., 1873; Secretary, Board of Revenue, 1887; Commissioner of Excise, 1893; Divisional Commissioner, 1901; Member, Board of Revenue, 1904, (the first Indian to hold that appointment in all India); Member, Indian Excise Committee, 1905; on special duty in connection with the Fisheries of Bengal, 1906; deputed to Europe and America to

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