of humanity. He is a devout Vaishnava and follower of Sri Chaitanya the prophet of Nadia who preached the religion of love and bhakti (devotion). His motto is "when you serve others, extinguish self, as far as that is possible and never seek reward and God will then bless your work." Address: Amrita Bazar Patrika Office, Calcutta.
Taraknath Sadhu, B.L., Rai Saheb, was born in the year 1872 in Calcutta. He comes of a respectable family of merchants, his father being late Babu Ramanath Sadbu of the well-known Sadhu family of Chorebagan; his mother being the daughter of late Babu Pitambhar Saha of Chowmatha, Chinsurah, a respectable merchant of that city. He was educated in the General Assembly's Institution from which he obtained his degree in Arts and his degree in Law he obtained from the Ripon College in the year, 1896. He was articled to late Mr. Amarendra Nath Chatterjee, a Vakil of the Hon'ble High Court, Calcutta, in the year 1894 and joined the Bar in 1897. By sheer industry and perseverance he has built up a first class practice in Criminal Courts in Calcutta and he is now the leading practitioner in the Presidency Magistrates' Courts, Calcutta. He has been conducting cases for the Crown for a number of years in the Presidency Magistrates' Courts and the Commissioner of Police, Calcutta, has always recognised his services in the Police Administration Reports in suitable terms. On the occasion of His Majesty's Coronation Durbar at Delhi a Certificate of Honour was bestowed upon him on the 12th December, 1911, by the Government of Bengal for his loyal and devoted assistance in the legal works of Government. The Government of Bengal was also pleased to bestow upon him the Durbar Medal. His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General conferred upon him the title of Rai Saheb in June, 1912.
In September, 1913, he was appointed Public Prosecutor for the town of Calcutta during the absence on leave of the permanent incumbent Mr. J. T. Hume, he being the first
