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station and that was the last sight I had of him in
life. He died at Medina and was buried in the
" Jannat-ul-Baqee" —not far from the relics of the
Prophet's family—a marvellous promotion, as
I thought when I stood by his grave some days
afterwards.
Nawab Tilawat Jung
Nawab Tilawat Jung, another of my collea-
gues, was a foundation Member of the Council and
took rank next to the Paigah nobles, the Nawabs
Wali-ud-Dowlah and Lutf-ud-Dowlah. He belong-
ed to a side branch of the Nizam's family, 'was a
graduate of Madras University and a well-educated
man of active intellect. His mind possessed a
subtle power which enabled him to pursue
devious ways of thought to arrive at desired
conclusions.
His service experience was considerable. At
the outset of his career he had been in the Educa-
tion Department for some years, and after the
accession of the present Nizam, he had been selected
for the high and important office of Moin-ul-Moham
of the Public Works Department.
He was not without a taste for literature and
there was a time when his reading even extend-
ed to such out-of-the-way books as Machiavelli's
Prince. He seemed to have made a study of it —
a fact so remarkable that it has remained in my
memory.
He remained on the Council till the end of 1926.
I have another reason for recalling his memory.