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time he became editor of the Hindu Patriot, originally started in 1853 and conducted with ability and zeal by Harish Chandra Mukerji until his See also:

DEATH

death in 1861. This See also:

journal having been transferred by a See also:

TRUST

trust See also:

DEED (in O. Eng. dead, from the stem of the verb " to do ")

deed to some members of the British Indian Association, it henceforth became to some extent an See also:

ORGAN

organ of that See also:

BODY

body. Thus Kristo Das Pal had rare opportunities for proving his abilities and See also:

independence during an eventful career of twenty-two years. In 1863 he was appointed See also:

JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice of the See also:

peace and municipal See also:

COMMISSIONER

commissioner of Calcutta. In 1872 he was made a member of the Bengal legislative See also:

COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council, where his See also:

PRACTICAL

practical See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good sense and moderation were much appreciated by successive See also:

LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

GOVERNORS

governors. His opposition, however, to the Calcutta Municipal See also:

BILL

Bill of 1876, which first recognized the elective See also:

SYSTEM

system, was attributed to his See also:

PREJUDICE (Lat. praejudicium)

prejudice in favour of the " classes " against the " masses." In 1878 he received the decoration of C.I.E. In 1883 he was appointed a member of the See also:

VICEROY (from O. Fr. viceroy, mod. viceroi, i.e. Lat. vice, in place of, and roy or roi, king)

viceroy's legislative council. In the discussions on the See also:

RENT

Rent Bill, which came up for See also:

CONSIDERATION (from Lat. considerare, to look at closely, examine, generally taken to be from con-, and the base seen in sidus, sideris, a star, the word being supposed to be originally an astrological or astronomical term)

consideration before the council, Kristo Das Pal, as secretary to the British Indian Association, necessarily took the See also:

side of the landlords. He died on the 24th of See also:

JULY

July 1884.

Speaking after his death, See also:

Lord See also:

Ripon said: " By this See also:

MELANCHOLY (Gr. µe)tayXotia, from µEtas, black, and Xotii, bile)

melancholy event we have lost from among us a colleague of distinguished ability, from whom we had on all occasions received assistance, of which I readily acknowledge the value. . . . Mr Kristo Das Pal owed the See also:

HONOURABLE (Fr. honorable, from Lat. honorabilis, worthy of honour)

honourable position to which he had attained to his own exertions. His intellectual attainments were of a high See also:

order, his rhetorical gifts were acknowledged by all who heard him, and were enhanced when addressing this council by his thorough mastery over the English See also:

LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language." A full length statue of him was unveiled by Lord See also:

ELGIN

Elgin at Calcutta in 1894. See N. N. Ghose, Kristo Das Pal, a Study (Calcutta, 1887).

End of Article: PAL, KRISTO DAS (1839–1884)

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