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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. . Krumbiegel, Gustav Herman, Superintendent, Government Gardens and Museum, Mysore State; b. at Lohmen near Dresden, 1865; educ: at Wilsdraft and Dresden, Germany; was horticultural apprentice at Pillnity; appointed in the Agricultural and Fruit Department, SchaverinSchwerin [sic] (MaclenburghMecklenburg [sic]), Royal Garden, 1884; connected with the work of landscape gardening at HamburghHamburg [sic], 1885-87; proceeded to England, 1888; worked in Hyde Park, London, propagating, designing and laying out flower beds; joined the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, attended lectures and passed in all the subjects; appointed on the staff of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, where he remained from 1890-93; attended the South Kensington University Lectures and won prizes and certificates in Geometry and perspective drawing; came out to India to be in charge of the State Gardens, Baroda, 1893; carried out elaborate architectural work, such as fountains, bridges, pavilions, etc., in the Gaekwar’s estate at Ootacamund; appointed to be in charge of State Gardens, Mysore, 1908; has greatly improved the State Gardens, as pleasure resorts, etc. Address: Mysore, India.  Kumana, Edulji Bikaji, Khan Bahadur (1911); Treasurer, Paper Currency and Government Reserve Treasury, Bombay; b. at Surat, 1853; educ: Elphinstone College, Bombay; entered Salt Department, 1875; appointed to present post, 1903. Address: 347, China Bazaar, Kalbadevi Road, Bombay, India.  Kumar Laxman Rao Bhonsle, Raja, Nagpur. Central Provinces; 2nd s. of late Raja Bahadur Janoji Sahib Bhonsle; claims descent from the Maharanas of Udaipur; the estate was under the management of the Court of Wards, and was partitioned between himself and his brother, Raghoji Rao. Recreations: Riding. Address: Nagpur, C.P., India.  Kamaraswami Naik, B. J., B.A., Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore, and President of the Bangalore City Municipal Council; b. 1863; educ: Central College; passed B.A., 1885; entered the service of Mysore Government as a Revenue Probationer, 1885; served at Malakani and other centres till 1889; appointed Assistant Commissioner, 1893; Superintendent of Police, 1898; transferred to Revenue Department, 1907; became Deputy Commissioner since 1908. Address: Bangalore, Mysore Province, India.  Kumaraswami Sastri, Calamur Viravalli, B.A., B L., Diwan Bahadur (1911); Judge, High Court, Madras; belongs to a respectable brahmin family whose members have been occupying the position of Judges and Lawyers; s. of late Mr C. V. Sundaram Sastri, a leading lawyer of Madras; b. at Madras, 1870; educ: Presidency College, Madras; passed B.A., 1890; B.L., 1893; enrolled as Vakil, 1894; commenced and enjoyed a lucrative practice, especially on the original side of the High Court; joined service as 3rd Judge of the Court of Small Causes, Madras, 1905; Judge of the City Civil Court, Madras, 1906-10; acting District and Sessions Judge, August 1910; confirmed, 1912; Additional 240