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Sukhbir Sinha, the Hon'ble Lala, Member of the United Provinces Legislative Council, Chairman of the Municipal Board, Member of the District Board, and Honorary Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar; Trustee of Meerut College, the Central Hindu College, Benares, the Hindu College, Delhi, and Khurja High School; Honorary Secretary of the Muzaffarnagar Zemindars' Association; was born on 5th January, 1868, and educated at Agra College, and privately. His grandfathers, Lala Odey Ram and Lala Shib Narain, were rewarded for their loyal services during the Mutiny; they also served Government as Honorary Magistrates and members of the Municipal Board. The Hon'ble Rai Nihal Chand Bahadur, father of Lala Sukhbir Sinha, was for ten years a well-known member of the United Provinces Legislative Council, and did excellent work throughout his life on behalf of the Government and the people. Lala Sukhbir Sinha represents the Meerut Division on the Legislative Council, to which he was elected in December, 1909. He was President of the Vaishya Conference at Allahabad in 19 10. He has built a maternity ward in the Hospital, inaugurated religious teaching in the High School, and is President of the Edward Anglo-Sanskrit School at Muzaffarnagar. He holds land in the districts of Muzaffarnagar and Saharanpur. A large portion of his estate is revenue-free. His recreations are gardening, tennis and riding. Address: Muzaffarnagar, United Provinces.


Sathe, Jagannath Lakshman, b. a., i. c. s., was born on 20th April, 1886, and educated at Junagadh and St. John's College, Cambridge. After passing his B. A. examination at Bombay University, Mr. Sathe was appointed a fellow of Bahauddin College, Junagadh, Kathiawar, in which College he had received his education. He worked for the College till he left for England in 1905. He passed the Civil Service examination in 1908 and joined the service in October, 1910, being posted to Aligarh. Recreations: Tennis, Riding.