§ 705.] 
HINDUSTAN UNDER THE QUEEN. [ 1857 — 1887 .] 
153 
J. A. S. B., extra No., 1881, p. 24 (Maithil Chrestomathy , by 
G. A. Grierson). 
702. ^*5* Chandr’ Jhd. Alive in 1883. 
A living poet of Mithila of considerable eminence. He attends 
the court of Maharaj Lachh’mlshLuar Sirjgh Bahadur of Dar’bhayga, 
and is author of a much-admired Ram ay an in the Maithili dialect of 
Biharl. 
703. Jan Sahib . Died about 1883 A.D. 
This is the poetical name of Mr. John Christian, the only 
European writer with whom I am acquainted whose vernacular poetry 
has made its way to the masses. He was a prolific writer of Christian 
hymns, which are known to all the singers of Tir’hut, most of whom 
recite them without any idea of their original meaning. His most 
admired work is the Muhti-Muktdbali, a metrical life of Christ. 
704. ^jf^eRT Ambiha DatV By as, of Banaras. 
Alive in 1888 A.D. 
A rising author. He has written several plays, which will be 
found mentioned in No. 706. His Bharat Sdubhagya was written 
in honour of her Majesty’s Jubilee. Amongst his other works may 
be mentioned Madhumati, a translation of the well-known Ba^gali 
novelette of that name. 
705. Pandit Chhotu Ram Tiwarl, of 
Banaras. B. cir. 1840 A.D.; D. 1887 A.D. 
This gentleman was for many years Professor of Sanskrit at Pat’na 
College, and it was the author’s privilege to number him amongst his 
more intimate friends. His knowledge of the earlier vernacular poetry 
of his country was profound and accurate, and his reputation extended 
over a wide area. As a writer of his own language his fame rests on 
his Ram Katha, of which, I believe, no authorised edition was ever 
published. It is admittedly a model of the very purest and best 
modern Hindi, free alike from vulgarisms and from pedantry. He kept 
the proofs of the work by him for several years, incessantly polishing 
