Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad was appointed
Minister by the late Nizam after the retirement of
Sir Viqar-ul-Umara in 1901L He was a special
favourite ; for, with his polished manners and res-
pectful behaviour towards his master, he could not
fail to please. And his learning and taste for the
fine arts, and the spirit of Muslim culture which he
had imbibed from the Qur'an, made him deserv-
edly popular with all sections of the public.
I first had the honour of meeting him soon
after his appointment as Minister, and it was by
his order that I was appointedJUnder-Secretary in
^the Legislative Department, of which my uncle,
the late Nawab Emad Jung, was then Secretary.
I had frequent opportunities of seeing him when-
ever I officiated for my uncle, who was Home
Secretary, or for Mr. Faridoonji who was Private
and Political Secretary. He was always affable
and courteous; and his unaffected politeness,
which became all the more attractive by his
sympathetic manner, made him in my eyes a type
that was not common even in those days when the
standard of good breeding was much higher than
it is now. Apart from Government work, we
used to talk about various matters of general
interest and, occasionally, of Jinglish, literature^
Thus in course of time our official relations changed
imperceptibly into friendship and mutual regard.
In those early days, before he had fully grasped
the details of the administration, he had as advisers