Munshi Gada Husain
| Munshi Gada Husain | |
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| Born | January 1867 |
| 💼 Occupation | Deputy Collector |
| Title | Khan Bahadur, Khan Sahib, Maulvi, Munshi |
Khan Bahadur Maulvi Gada Husain (January 1867 - unknown) was a Deputy Collector as part of the Indian Provincial Civil Service in the United Provinces during the British Raj.
Early Life
Gada Husain was born in January 1867.[1], son of Maulvi Din Ali.[2] His level of education is unknown. He joined the Government Service on 25 March 1889.[1] The positions held by Husain between 1889 and 1901 are unknown. In December 1899, Husain passed his Government Departmental Exams in Judicial, Revenue, Police, and Hindi, all by the higher standard[3].
Career
Early Career
Munshi Gada Husain was first recorded as being a Tehsildar in Mahoba, Hamirpur District (now Mahoba District) in 1901, as he was given powers of a Third Class Magistrate[4]. Munshi Gada Husain worked as a Tehsildar until 3 August 1906, when he was promoted to Probationary Deputy Collector, his first Gazetted appointment[1][5]. In December 1906, Husain passed by the higher standard his departmental exam in Treasury and Local Fund Accounts as he continued to work as a Probationary Deputy Collector[5]. As Probationary Deputy Collector, Husain was posted to Karwi (now Chitrakoot Dham), Banda District. It is here in Banda where Husain is first recorded to be working under E.A.H Blunt[6], with whom he later worked under on the 1911 India Census.
Work on the famine and Census
In 1907, a great famine struck the United Provinces with around 66,000 square miles affected[7]. Munshi Gada Husain was one of the Deputy Collectors who was selected for special mention for his excellent work during the famine[7]. During and after the famine, Husain stayed in Karwi, Banda District, where he occasionally took charge of the district in place of E.A.H Blunt, and once, the district Jail[1]. In 1910, Husain relocated to Allahabad, now as a 7th grade Deputy Collector, where he stayed for one year before moving to Sitapur to work as a Deputy Census Superintendent for the 1911 Census of India[1] under E.A.H. Blunt. In Blunt's administrative census report, he states about Husain, "M. Gada Husain had also passed his youth, but his capacity for work was already well known to me in other lines than census."[8]
Relocation to Gorakhpur, Meerut, and Mirzapur
After completing work on the Census, Husain relocated to Gorakhpur, where he stayed for one year before being placed at the disposal of the Meerut District Board in October 1913[1]. Husain stayed in Meerut, working as the secretary of the District Board, as well as a Deputy Collector, until March 1917, where he was sent to Mirzapur as a 4th Grade Deputy Collector.[1]
Secretary of the Husainabad and Shah Najaf Trusts
In November 1918[1][9], Gada Husain took privileged leave to move to Lucknow as secretary for the Husainabad and Shah Najaf Trusts[10], trusts responsible for managing Shi'a waqfs as well as Muharram processions in the United Provinces.[11] Husain held these positions until April 1920, when he was positioned in Benares (now Varanasi).
Retirement
Munshi Gada Husain continued to work in Benares as a 4th Grade Deputy Collector[1][12][13] until the 16th of January, 1922, when he retired in Ghazipur[14]
Later Life
Conferred title of Khan Sahib
As part of the 1922 King's Birthday Honours, Munshi Gada Husain was given the title of Khan Sahib by Viceroy and Governor-General, Rufus Isaacs[15]. Shortly after receiving this title, in April 1923, Husain was nominated as part of the Ghazipur District Board.[16]
Emigration Commissioner for Mauritius
In July 1923, Gada Husain was appointed as Emigration Commissioner for Mauritius at Benares in order to recruit people to be sent to Mauritius[17]. This job was ended in 1925 after Husain encountered great difficulty in recruitment.[18]
Conferred title of Khan Bahadur
As part of the 1925 New Year Honours, Khan Sahib Maulvi Gada Husain was given the title of Khan Bahadur by Viceroy and Governor-General, Rufus Isaacs[19][20]. At the end of the year, Husain was nominated as part of the Ghazipur District Board for a second time.[21]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "History of Services of Gazetted officers (Civil Department) Attached to the United Provinces (Corrected Up to 1st July 1921), Pt. I, 15th ed". History of Services of Gazetted officers (Civil Department) Attached to the United Provinces. pt. I: 359–360.
- ↑ "Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh". Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. pt. II: 407. 1916 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ "Government gazette, North-Western Provinces and Oudh". Government gazette, North-Western Provinces and Oudh. pt. I: 929-930 (#1000-#1001). 1899 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ "Government gazette, North-Western Provinces and Oudh". Government gazette, North-Western Provinces and Oudh. pt. I: 225 (#227). 1901 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh". Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. pt. I: 536 (#528), 1001 (#991). 1906 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ "Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh". Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. pt. I: 936. 1908 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Administration of famine relief in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, during the years 1907 and 1908. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1909. pp. 1, 160. Search this book on
- ↑ Blunt, E.A.H. (1912). Administrative Report on the Census of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh 1911. Allahabad. p. 32. Search this book on
- ↑ "Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh". Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. pt. I: 1314, 1499.
- ↑ "Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh". Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. pt. I: 726 (#152). 1919 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ Pandit, Aishwarya (2018). "The Husainabad Trust: The case of a Shi'a heartland?". Modern Asian Studies. 52 (5): 1692–1728. doi:10.1017/S0026749X16000974. ISSN 0026-749X.
- ↑ "The India Office List 1920". The India Office List: 48 (#92). 1920 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ "The India Office List for 1921". The India Office List: 53. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ "The India Office List for 1923". The India Office List: 706. 1923 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh". Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. pt. I: 675-676 (#299-300). 1922.
- ↑ "Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh". Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. pt. III: 407. 1923.
- ↑ "The Gazette of India". The Gazette of India. pt. I: 639. 1923.
- ↑ Singh, Kunwar Maharaj (1925). Report by Kunwar Maharaj Singh on his deputation to Mauritius. Delhi. p. 25. Search this book on
- ↑ "Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh". Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. pt. I: 14. 1925.
- ↑ "The Gazette of India Extraordinary". The Gazette of India: 6–7. 1 January 1925.
- ↑ "Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh". Government gazette, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. pt. III: 8. 1926.
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