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44 WHO'S WHO IN INDIA HiRA Singh, Sardar Bahadur, Honorary Captain, Aide- de-camp to His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor of Behar and Orissa; was made a Sardar Bahadur in January, 1914. Abdur Rashid Khan, Shifa-ul-Mulk, Hakim — of Calcutta. The title of Shifa-ul-Mulk, as a personal distinction, was con- ferred on him in January, 19 14. Address : Calcutta. Periya Madan Saheb Marakkayar Kasim Muhammad Marakkayar Saheb, Khan Bahadur— Landholder, Ramnad District in the Madras Presidency. The title of Khan Bahadur, as a personal distinction, was conferred on him in January, 19 14. PiRBUX Mian Mahmud, Khan Bahadur, Retired Deputy Collector, of Sukkur, in the Bombay Presidency. ,The title of Khan Bahadur, as a personal distinction, was conferred on him in January, 19 14. Address : Sukkur, Bombay Presidency. Mrityunjoy Roy Chowdhuri, Rai Bahadur, m.r.a.s. (London), Zemindar of Koondi, Honorary Magistrate, Vice- Chairman, District Board, Rungpur, born 1880, comes of a very ancient family of Coolin Brahmins of Bengal. The Zemindari was founded by Keshab Chandra Roy Chowdhuri in 1604 when he came to Rungpur with Maharaja Man Singh, the great Commander-in-Chief of Emperor Akbar, during his expedition of Assam. Mr. Mrityunjoy Roy devoted his life to public service from an early age. He is fond of archaeological researches and has collected a large number of very old and rare coins (gold and silver). He is a member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Bangya Sahitya Parishad, etc. He ha.s published a book named *"' Discovery of a Greek ornament. His Zemin- dari lies in the District of Rungpur, Dinajpur and Bogra in Bengal. He received a certificate of Honor on the occasion of the Delhi Darbar of 191 1 and the title of Rai Bahadur in the followiug year. Address : Sadyapuskarini- Koondi, Post Office, Shampur, District Rungpur, Bengal.