Note 21 — Chapter III · Population—Costumes—Usages—Festivals
Ratanbai Ardeshir Vakil translation
Padamji Pestanji is the chief of the Parsi community of Poona; since the last riots, he obtained as a reward of his services the title of Khan Bahadur; he is a member of the Legislative Council and has the rank of a Sirdar of the First Class in the Dekkan.