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see me occasionally after my retirement. The
day before his death, he called, as had been his
custom of old, and seemed to be in his usual
indifferent health ; but there was nothing in his
appearance to cause any alarm. The next morn-
ing he died of heart-failure ; and I lost a good
friend; Hyderabad, a good official.
Raja Fateh Nawazwant
Rai Murlidhar, Raja Fateh Nawazwant, who
was a Member of the Council for a period, was
another esteemed friend. He was a naturalised
Hyderabad!; his father, Rai Mannoolal, had been
employed by Sir Salar Jung as engineer in the
seventies and Rai Murlidhar, first appointed
as 3rd Taluqdar at Aurangabad, had gradually
risen successively to the rank of First Taluqdar,
Deputy Commissioner of the Inam Department
and a member of the Revenue Board and Subedar;
and finally, Sadar-ul-Moham of Revenue. He also
served as Sadar-ul-Moham of the Sarf-e-Khas for a
period.
He was a B.A., had a good knowledge of
English and Persian, and was a man of noble
character—modest, courteous and sympathetic
and kind to all. He had no pride and was not only
prompt and careful in discharging his duties, but
just and scrupulous regarding the rights of others.
This made him popular and respected by all.
It is a pleasure to me to recall that my father
and uncle had shown regard for him and that I, in
'my turn, respected him for his high character and