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148 WHO'S WHO IN INDIA Raja Denendro Narain Roy, born 1848, is the only son of Raja Brojendro Narain Roy and the representative of the eldest branch of the distinguished family of Maharaja Sukh- moy Roy Bahadur. The untimely deaths of his father and grandfather left the estate to which he succeeded in a state of hopeless confusion but it was improved by the hard work and talents of Raja Denendro Narain Roy. He possesses a very philanthropic nature; only a short time ago he made a gift of three pieces of land to the Corporation at Garpar and another at Sikdarpura, Jorasanko, to open out Municipal roads for the public. All these pieces of land were worth about Rs. 35,000 at the time when he parted with them. The Government was pleased to confer on him the titled of Kumar in 1893 ^^ consideration of his loyalty and public services in various capacities. He has been an elected Municipal Commissioner of the Calcutta Corporation since 1882 and was, for several years, a member of its General Committee previously known as the Town Council. He was a Port Commissioner for two years and has been an Honorary Presidency Magistrate since 1886. He is a member of the British Indian Association and was once one of its Vice-Presidents. For some years, he has been an active and useful member of the Executive Committee of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and a member of the Executive Committee of the Subaranabanik Charitable Association. He was the Honorary Secretary of the Indian Committee of the Calcutta District Charitable Society and is now its President and ex-officio Vice-President of the District Charitable Society. He got the title of Raja in January, 19 14. Address : Jorasanko Rajbati, Calcutta. Abdul Karim Khan Indarali, Khan Saheb, Afgan Merchant and Contractor of Peshawar city in the Nort-West Frontier Province. * The title of Khan Saheb was conferred on him in June, 19 13, in recognition of his public services. Address: Peshawar, (N.-W. F. P.)