India, he rendered valuable help in the relief of
suffering and distress.
Now let us hear what Nizamat Jung himself
has to say about his father.
" I should like to place before Hyderabad
my presentment of one who in early life held an
important position in Hyderabad society as
guide, philosopher and friend to all, though he
chose to keep himself aloof from those conditions
which made the official atmosphere of the place
appear a little disturbed at times. He was one
of the higher officials, but he was more than
that, and there was something in him which it
is difficult to describe. It was a constant
emanation of pure, high and sympathetic feel-
ings which influenced all who came in contact
with him. People were drawn to him because
they felt that he was a man to be trusted and
they always found him willing to help them
with all the powers that nature had given him.
A clean heart and good-will were among the
beneficent powers granted to him by nature and
by these he benefited all who approached him.
He treated men as though they were his other
selves and by encouragement raised their self-
respect. With an enlightened mind of compre-
hensive grasp, endowed with insight and fore-
sight in an uncommon degree, he had an intuitive
understanding of the inward relations of things
and from this came his ability to judge correctly
and decide wisely. His general knowledge was
extensive and when he began to think over a