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104 WHO'S WHO IN INDIA RUSTAMJI HORMASJI Madan, Mr. — L.C.E., Extra Deputy Conservator and Divisional Forest Officer, Bombay, was award- ed the Kaisar-i-Hind medal of the second class in June, 1913, in recognition of his public services. Address : Bombay. Manekskah Cawasha Taleyarkhan^ Deputy Account- ant, Bombay Corporation, Bombay, was awarded the Kaiser- i-Hind medal of the second class in June, 1913, in recognition of his public services. Address : Bombay. Daswandi Ram, Rai Bahadur, Lala — belongs to an old family of bankers and money-lenders. He was born in February, 1859, and educated at Gujranwala. After completing his education he secured an appointment in the Punjab Secretariat and sometime afterwards was appointed clerk of Court in the Divisional Court of Sialkot. While he was serving in this position he was offered the important post of Confidential Assistant to the Secretary and Adviser to H. H. the Nizam of Hyderabad, Deccan, which he accepted and in which capacity he did some useful work to the State. After over two years service in Hyderabad, Deccan, he reverted to his post of clerk of Court at Sialkot and was soon promoted to the Extra Assistant Commissioner's grade. In the words of the Tribune ** Lala Daswandi Ram, Extra Assistant Commissioner, is well known and popular all over the Province and "is a Judicial Officer of merit and distinction." He is at present working as Special Land Acquisition Officer to acquire land for the Imperial Town and Cantonment of ' New Delhi.' The title of Rai Bahadur was conferred on him in January, 1914. Lala Daswandi Ram owns about 400 acres of land in the Gujranwala District. Address : Special Land Acquisition Officer, Delhi. Pandit Iqbal Kishan, Rai Saheb, Superintendent, Bagli State, C. I., was born in October, 1874, and educated at Gorakhpur, United Provinces. His father and uncle received