Sir Krishna Govinda Gupta KCSI

Order of the Star of India

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 ICS was a civil servant in British India.

Early life and education

He was the son of Kalinarayan Gupta, a zamindar of Bhatpara in Bengal

Bengal

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. His early education was carried out at Mymensingh Government School and Dacca College. Later, he joined the University College, London where he successfully took the Open Competitive Examination standing 2nd in the final examination. He became the 7th Indian member of the Indian Civil Service, joining the service as a probationer in 1871 coming out to India in 1873. He was also called to the Bar by The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

Middle Temple

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Career

After serving as an Assistant Magistrate and Collector and then District Magistrate and Collector, he was appointed as Secretary, Board of Revenue in 1887. He became the Commissioner of Excise in 1893 and the second Indian (first full) Divisional Commissioner of Burdwan in 1901. He was the first Indian to be appointed as Member, Board of Revenue in 1904. He became a nominated member of the India Council in 1907. He was also appointed as a Member of Lord Esher's Army in India Committee in 1920. He was also knighted.