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SUPPLEMENT 193 Badri Dat Joshi, Rai Bhadur, Pandit — was born at Almora in July, 1866. He belongs to one of the most ancient and highly respected families of the Kumaon hills. During the brief Gurkha rule in Kumaon, Pandit Narottam Joshi, the grandfather of Pandit Badri Dat, was General in the army. At the present time, also, the family is thoroughly repre- sented in the superior service of the British Government and has maintained its high position in society. Rai Bahadur Pandit Pitambar Joshi, M. A., District and Sessions Judge of Aligarh is a brother of Pandit Badri Dat. Another brother of his, Pandit Gopal Dat Joshi, was a District Judge in the Central Provinces and is enjoying a full pension now. Pandit Badri Dat was educated chiefly at the Bareilly College. In 1891, he passed the L.L. B. Examination, standing first in the University of Allahabad with first class honors. He got a certificate of merit for his loyal services in the Municipal and District Boards in the Darbar of 1903, a certificate for his services in the famine of 1908-09 and a Darbar medal. He has been on the Municipal Board of Almora ever since 1892, has held the office of its Vice-Chairman for over 15 years, was the first non-official Chairman of the Board in October, 19 10, and was re-appointed as such in November, 1913. He has been a member of the District Board for over 16 years. In addition to those men- tioned above Pandit Badri Dat holds the following honorary offices : Vice-President of the Model Girls' School ; member of the Board of Control of the Bareilly College ; member of the Local Committee for the aid of Juvenile offenders ; member of the District Educational Committee ; member of the Female Education Committee for the District of Almora ; Trustee of the King Edward VII Memorial Fund, U. P. ; Secretary of the Local Committee in aid of the Hindu University ; Trustee of the Public Library of Almora ; President of the Indian Club, Almora. Address : Vakil, Almora. Parmeshwar Jha, Mahamahopadhyaya, Pandit — was born at Tarauni in the Darbhanga District, in December, 1856. To the conservative class of Brahmins as he belonged,