Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid

Major Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid, O.B.I, O.B.E., (1857 - 1924), was a soldier of the British Indian Army. He was elected president of All India Mohyal Conference of 1919, held in Rawalpindi.[1]

Vaid was awarded the Order of the British Empire for gallantry displayed at the Siege of Malakand in 1897,[2] where he fought against a much larger force of Afghan tribesmen. He was also rewarded with large tracts of agricultural land in District Lyallpur for his contributions.

References

  1. ↑ The History of Mohyals by P.N. Bali (1986)
  2. ↑ http://www.mohyal.com/gms/m_member.htm#vaidb
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