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 Bhagavatacharya Ram Shastri, Mahaniahopadhyaya (1908), Sahityacharya Dharmasastracharya Vedantacharya, Sankyayogacharya: also known as Bhagavatacharyaswami; Professor, Sanskrit College. Benares. Born, 1864; educated at the Government Sanskrit College, Benares. Address: Surjakund, Benares.  Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh, Raja of Amethi; born, 1869. succeeded, 1891; Is the head of the Bhandhalgoti clan of Rajputs who claim to belong to Surajbansi stock and to have descended from Sudha Bai of Narwargarh, the old home of the Jaipur family, though other accounts assign to them a purely local origin. The senior branch of this family have retained position of the Raj over the whole pargana of Amethi. In 1810, Saadat Ali Khan resumed the grant, leaving the Raja only 48 villages rent-free; at the annexation, i.e., after the Province came into British possession, Madho Singh, the then chief, having turned a rebel, his fort was taken by Lord Clyde. Madho Singh afterwards submitted and was allowed to have his whole ancestral estate. He had a son who pre-deceased him and he was succeeded by his adopted heir, Raja Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh. The title of Raja has been recognised as hereditary by the British Government. Granted K. I. H. medal in 1902. Address: Amethi, Sultanpur.  Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh, Raja of Pakhra Ansari; Born, 1872; succeeded to title, 1877. The founder of the estate was Rao Ram Singh. Fourth in descent from him was Kalyan Singh, whose elder son, Rao Balbhadar Singh, retained Pokhra Ansari, while the younger, Deo Rai, founded the taluka of Ramnagar Parewan. The estate comprises 23 villages and 4 pattis in Bara Banki. The title of Rao was changed to that of Raja and was recognised as hereditary in 1877. Address: Rauni, Bara Banki, Oudh, U.P.  Bhawani Das, Rai Bahadur; Born, 1859 : educated at the Delhi and Lahore Colleges; entered Government service as extra-Assistant Commissioner and became District Judge, 1902; services lent to the State of Kashmir, where, after working as Revenue Member for five years he reverted to British service. Address: Girote, Khusal, Shahpur.  Bhagwan Das, M. A., Benares; born, 1869; Educated at Queen’s College, Benares; Matriculated at the Calcutta University, 1880; B.A.1885; M.A. in Mental and Moral Science, 1887; entered service as Tahsildar, 1890; became a Deputy Collector; resigned service and joined the Central Hindu College, Benares, as Secretary to the Board of Trustees; has done a great deal of touring in India in connection with the work of the Theosophical Society and the Central Hindu College; is a Member of the Nagri Pracharini Sabha of Benares; has helped in compiling the philosophy portion of the Hindu Scientific Glossary published by that Sabha; took part in the Allahabad Convention of Religions, 1911. Publications: “The Science of Peace”, “Metaphysics”, “The science of Social Organisation or the laws of Manu in the Light of Theosophy”, “The Pranava Vaida or the Science of the Sacred Sound”, and “The Religion of Theosophy.” Address: Sevashrama, Benares. 41