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 4 WHO'S WHO IN INDIA founded this Estate in the Kheri District was Akhairaj Singh, who came here from Ajmer side, in the time of Emperor Jehangir. Raj Raghubar Singh was born in 1876, and brought up in the Rajput style at Jhandipurwa. After receiving his educa- tion in Persian and Sanskrit in his own Estate he was sent to Lakhimpur to join the Government High School there. But family alTairs stood in his way inasmuch as a civil suit was brought against his estate by Rani Parbati Kunwar, wife of Raja De.bi Bakhsh Singh of Mallanpur Estate on the ground that she was heir to her father Raj Milat Singh and was entitled to succeed to his property, though evetually the case was settled by the Privy Council in favour of Raj Raghubar Singh. , ^ Raj Raghubar Singh is very highly connected. He him- self is married in the family of Kachhwaha Sirdars of Tamra which, in turn, is related by blood to the ruling family of Jaipur. The Talukdar takes delight in all manly games and hunt- ing pursuits, specially, tiger shooting. He recently opened an Ayurvedic Dispensary at Jhandipurwa for the benefit of his tenants and the public of the place. He takes interest in all public movements of the district. The Government invested him with the powers of an Honorary Magistrate in 1908. His title of '' Raj " is recognised by the Government and he has a seat in the Darbar. Address : Jhandipurwa. (Kheri District), Oudh. NiTTYANAND PRASAD SiNHA, Raja — born, August 7th, 1882, and educated at the Queen's Collegiate School, Benares, suc- ceeded to his family estate on 30th November, 1904. He is the grandson of the late Raja Shiva Prasad, C.S.I., upon whom the hereditary title of Raja was conferred by the British Govern- ment in 1887 for his excellent service to the British during the Mutiny of 1857 and afterwards. The family traces its descent from one Dhandal of the Pan war (Pramar Kshatriya) tribe in Ranthambhaur (Jaipur territory) who embraced Jain religion as