employ in 1899. In the following year he was appointed Superintendent of Dewas (Senior branch) State; in recognition of his services during the famine of 1899- 1900 he was granted the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, second class, on May 24th, 1900. He was appointed to Rajgarh State in September, 1902, where he has been serving with great credit ever since. He was granted the Delhi Durbar Medals in 1903 and 1911; and recieved the title of Rai Bahadur in June, 1907. His title of Diwan Bahadur was conferred on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in recognition of his many public services. Address: Rajgarh, Bhopal Agency, Central India.
Bishen Das, Diwan, Diwan Bahadur, Member of the Board of Revenue, in charge of Land Records and Settlement, Gwalior, was born in 1866 and educated at Montgomery, Lahore High School and Egerton College, Bahawalpur State. His family, known as the "Diwan" family, belong to Sitapur, in the Muzaffargarh District of the Punjab. The Diwan's forefathers held responsible posts in the Bahawalpur State, and many members of the family are now serving Government in high posts. Diwan Bishen Das commenced life in the lower grades of the Punjab Provincial Service; he held the posts of Superintendent of the Deputy Commissioner's Office, Tahsildar, and Extra-Assistant Commissioner, and was, in 1908, selected for the newly-created post of Assistant to the Resident at Gwalior. In 1910 his services were lent to the Gwalior Durbar for a period of five years, and he received his present appointment. He has written a few works in the Vernacular. The Diwan owns landed property in the Punjab. Club: Elgin Club, Lashkar. Recreations: Hunting, Tennis and Billiards. Address: Lashkar, Gwalior State, Central India.
Paonaskar, Krishnarao Luxman, m. a., Diwan Bahadur. Diwan of Kishangarh State, was born on 30th December, 1871. He had a distinguished career at Calcutta, where he
