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126 WHO'S WHO IN INDIA Laxmi Lal Dowlat Rai, Rao Bahadur — Manager, English Office, Baroda State. The title of Rao Bahadur was conferred on him in June, 1912, in recognition of his long and loyal services to the Baroda Government. Address : Baroda. SiTA Ram Roop Chand Paxil, Rao Saheb, born in September, 1851, belongs to an ancient family of Patils of Pimpalgaon Kale, Taluque Jalgaon, District Baldana. His large subscriptions and donations to the various causes of public utility in his village and its neighbourhood and specially his services in the famine of 1899-00 attracted the attention of the Government and in recognition of the same he was made a Rao Saheb in 19 13. He also served as a member of the Local Board for about 10 years. He possesses property of the value of about 3 lakhs of rupees and pays a land cess of Rs. 1,200 also to the Government. Address : Pimpalgaon Kale, Post Office, District Baldana, Berar. Sasi BhuSAN Mallik, Mr. — was born in January, 1858, in Calcutta, in a poor family the members of which used to live in an altogether ignoble neighbourhood. Mr. Mallik, after com- pleting his education in the Free Church College, Calcutta, served for sometime as a school master and afterwards got an appointment as Police Sub-Inspector and was posted to Jalpipur. For sometime, he led a licencious life but by the study of the Brahmo Samaj Literature he gradually improved the tone of his life and later on devoted himself to the service of the rescuing of poor helpless girls and women from a life of shame and consequent misery and in this noble object he succeeded a good deal. His services in this connection were recognised by the Government by the grant of the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal in 1913. Address: Superintendent, the Mother Home, Khilgram, Post Office Romna, Dacca. Chaudhri Leaqat Husain, Khan Bahadur, of Mendhu; The title of Khan Bahadur was conferred on him in January, 19 1 3, in recognition of his public services.