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SUPPLEMENT 71 Mir. Dcrra Khan Gichki, Khan Bahadur, was born on 13th January, 1868 and educated at Turbat (Kech Mekran) in Arabic, Persian and Urdu. His early ancestors were originally Rajput Hindus of the Marwar State and migrated to Arabia owing to some domestic quarrels and later on became converts to Islam. Mir Durra Khan was of great assistance to the British Surveyor when the latter was surveying the rocks of Mekran and the entire population of Kech was against him. He was made a Khan Saheb in recognition of the help thus rendered. Two years later he gave assistance to the Railway party serving in the frontier of Persia and he was made a Khan Bahadur. He is a landlord and Jagirdar. Address : Turbat (Mekran) Arabia. Raghunandan Tripathi, Mahamohopadhyaya Pandit— Sahityachariya, Vyakarnopadhyaya, SankhyaYogaUpadhyaya, Head Pandit, (laya Zilla School and Secretary Behar Sanskrit Sanjiwan Samaj, was born in August, 1864, in a Sarjupuri (Sarwaria) Brahmin family. His father, Pandit Raji Ram Tri- pathi of Dalippur, rendered valuable services to the British Government during the Mutiny of 1857. Pandit Raghunandan Tripathi entered the Education Department in 1888 and has been serving as a Head Pandit ever since though in different schools in the province and evincing great interest in matters educational specially with regard to the spread of Sanskrit literature. Address : Head Pandit, Gaya Zilla School, Gaya. Ganeshi Lal, Rai Bahadur, Major — second in command, Imperial Service Infantry, Bharatpur, Rajputana, was born on 26th April, 1876. He entered the Bharatpur Military service at an early age and rose to his present high position by his faithful and meritorious services. He served for 3 months at Delhi during the Coronation Darbar of 1911 and was awarded 2nd class order of British India and the title of Bahadur. He was made a Rai Bahadur in 19 13. He is a good athlete and a player of football, hockey, tennis and other Military games. Address : Bharatpur, Rajputana.