The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Manohar Lal Bhargava
Manohar Lal Bhargava, Rai Bahadur, Honorary Magistrate and proprietor of Thapal; belongs to a Bhargava brahmin family whose ancestors had settled in Rewari; offered his services once for the Frontier Expedition and again for the Boer War; first among the rulers of the Southern Mahratta Country to sanction free primary education in his State; enjoys a salute of 9 guns. Address: Mudhol, Bombay, India.