The book recounts the chequeredk career of one of the distinguished British administrative posts as Resident of Satara (1846-1848), commissioner of Sind (1831-1859) and Member of the Council of the governor-General in Calcutta (1859-1862) he came to be admired by the best minds ofl his generation before he rose to occupy the office of the Governor of Bombay (1862-1867). As an advocate of the policy of decentralization and association of Indians with the ...
