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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

Kesava Sastri.

Benares; served the Educational Department for 30 years; acted as Professor, Muir Central College, Allahabad; Government Sanskrit College, Benares; Mahamahopadhyaya, 1911. Publications: Translations into Sanskrit of Berkley’s Principles of Human understanding. Address: Hathigalli, Benares City, India.

Khairgarh, Raja of; Lal Singh Bahadur; b, 1880: educ: Rajkumar College, Raipur; succeeded to title, 1908; the name of the estate is derived from its founder, Khoy Roy; the family circle of the chief consists of 300 members, all residing in the town of Khairagarh; the Chief is greatly interested in the social welfare of his subjects; has married the daughter of Rana Padam Jang Bahadur. Recreations: Cricket, Tennis, touring and hunting. Address: Khairagarh, Central Provnces, India.

Khairpur, Mir of; H.H. Mir Imam Bakhsh Khan Talpur; b. 1860; succeeded, 1909; belongs to the Baluch family of Talpur; area of the State, 6050 square miles; population. 200,000; revenue, 3 lakhs; maintains a force of 377 men, of whom 168 are mounted; is entitled to a salute of 15 guns. Address: Khairpur, Sind, India.

Khattan, Gordhan Das, Bombay; s, of Khattan Makanji; b. Bombay, 1865; educ: Mumbadevi Government School, and the Fort High School; joined the Khattan Mill and assumed sole management of the Bombay United Mills, was agent of the Britannia Mills; electted to represent the Mandvi Ward, Bombay Corporation, 1890; nominated by Government, 1898; J.P., 1891; Chairman, Bombay Telephone Company; the Bombay Cotton Manufacturing Company; the Khattan Makanji Spinning and Weaving Co, and the Presidency Mills Co.; is engaged in pearl business; has set apart, in conjunction with his brother, Mulraj Khattan, one lakh of rupees in the cause of education, the interest from which is being devoted towards the maintenance of Scholars at the Goculdas Tejpal Boarding School; has built many temples for the benefit of the members of the Bhatia community to which he belongs. Address:. Bombay, India.

Khaksis, Raja of; Raghunath Singh; b, 1856; succeeded to title, 1896; The estate is composed of 7 whole villages and a three quarter share in 11 others in Jalaun, paying: a revenue of Rs. 8,902; Local name of the estate is Sikri; Title of Raja, held for centuries, has been recognised by the British Government. Address: Sikri, Jalaun, U.P., India.

Khahil-ud-din Ahmed, Khazi, Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Panna State; b. 1869; educ: Privately and in the Mirzapur Mission School; s. of Kazi Syed-ud-din; worked in the Census operations; services lent to Panna State, 1905. Address: Panna State, Central India Agency, India.

Khandekar, Govind Ramchandra. Diwan Bahadur, Judicial Member of Council, Bharatpur State. Address: Bharatpur, Rajaputana, India.

Khilkani, Kauramal Chandamall, Rao Bahadur, Bhiria; b. 1844, educ: Government A.V. School, Karachi, and Elphinstone Institution, Bombay; joined service in the education department, 1863; was Principal, Training College, Hydrabad, Sind; Translator and Referee to Educational Depart-

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