The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Rai Benamali
Rai Benamali, Rai Bahadur, Rajar’shi; b. 1862; educ: Patua Zillah School; an extremely religious and charitably disposed man; erected and endowed charitable dispensaries at Banwarinagar, Brindaban and Kusumbi, and schools at Banwarinagar and Sirajganj; founded the Elliot Technical School and the Thomson Memorial Hall, Patna; adopted by the late Baha Banwari Lai Rai; now living the life of a devotee at Brindaban; annual income of the estate, about 4 lakhs. Address: Tarash, Patna Dt., Bengal Presidency; and Brindaban, Muttra, U.P., India.