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'''Sir Edward Charles Kayll Ollivant''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCIE}} (1846–1915) was a senior member of the [[Indian Civil Service]]. He had notable interactions with both [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[Muhammed Ali Jinnah]].
'''Sir Edward Charles Kayll Ollivant''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCIE}} (7 February 1846 – 24 December 1928)<ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Charles Ollivant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/geelong-advertiser/169636382/ |access-date=5 April 2025 |work=Geelong Advertiser |date=16 February 1929}}</ref> was a senior member of the [[Indian Civil Service]]. He had notable interactions with both [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[Muhammed Ali Jinnah]].


Ollivant arrived in India in 1881.<ref>Mentioned in ''The Nursing Record and Hospital World'' 7 October 1899 accessed at Royal College of Nursing [http://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME023-1899/page294-volume23-07thoctober-1899.pdf] 3 August 2006</ref> In 1892, he had a disagreement in [[Rajkot]] with Gandhi,<ref>[http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/special-chrono/people/gandhi.htm] Chronology of
Ollivant arrived in India in 1881.<ref>Mentioned in ''The Nursing Record and Hospital World'' 7 October 1899 accessed at Royal College of Nursing [http://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME023-1899/page294-volume23-07thoctober-1899.pdf] 3 August 2006</ref> In 1892, he had a disagreement in [[Rajkot]] with Gandhi,<ref>[https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/mohandas-karamchand-gandhi-mahatma-gandhi-timeline-1890-1899] Chronology of
M.K. Gandhi, South African History Online</ref> [[Mahatma Gandhi#Early life|who was then]] a young barrister.<ref>Wolpert, ''Gandhi's Passion : The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi'', Oxford University Press, 2002, p. 31</ref> The incident resulted in Gandhi being pushed out of a room, and ill feelings about this dispute were apparently a factor in Gandhi's departure for [[South Africa]] in 1893.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
M.K. Gandhi, South African History Online</ref> [[Mahatma Gandhi#Early life|who was then]] a young barrister.<ref>Wolpert, ''Gandhi's Passion : The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi'', Oxford University Press, 2002, p. 31</ref> The incident resulted in Gandhi being pushed out of a room, and ill feelings about this dispute were apparently a factor in Gandhi's departure for South Africa in 1893.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}


Ollivant also offered to hire [[Muhammed Ali Jinnah]] at 1,500 [[rupee|rupees]] per month, and was notably turned down.{{Explain|date=October 2019}}
Ollivant also offered to hire [[Muhammed Ali Jinnah]] at 1,500 [[rupee]]s per month, and was notably turned down.{{Explain|date=October 2019}}


Ollivant was a judicial member of the [[Bombay Legislative Council|Council]] of the Governor of [[Bombay]] until April 1902,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |date=18 March 1902 |page=10 |issue=36718}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27424 |page=2416 |date=11 April 1902}}</ref> and a director of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]].<ref>[http://205.188.238.109/time/archive/preview/0,10987,722367,00.html Mentioned in ''Time'' magazine article, 30 August 1926]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was knighted as a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (KCIE) in 1892.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}}</ref>
Ollivant was a judicial member of the [[Bombay Legislative Council|Council]] of the Governor of Bombay until April 1902,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |date=18 March 1902 |page=10 |issue=36718}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27424 |page=2416 |date=11 April 1902}}</ref> and a director of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Foreign News: Indian Interview |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,722367,00.html |access-date=20 March 2022 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=30 August 1926}}</ref> He was knighted as a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (KCIE) in 1892.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}}</ref>


==See also==
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[[Category:1846 births]]
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[[Category:Members of the Bombay Legislative Council]]
[[Category:Members of the Bombay Legislative Council]]

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Sir Edward Charles Kayll Ollivant KCIE (7 February 1846 – 24 December 1928)[1] was a senior member of the Indian Civil Service. He had notable interactions with both Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammed Ali Jinnah.

Ollivant arrived in India in 1881.[2] In 1892, he had a disagreement in Rajkot with Gandhi,[3] who was then a young barrister.[4] The incident resulted in Gandhi being pushed out of a room, and ill feelings about this dispute were apparently a factor in Gandhi's departure for South Africa in 1893.[citation needed]

Ollivant also offered to hire Muhammed Ali Jinnah at 1,500 rupees per month, and was notably turned down.[further explanation needed]

Ollivant was a judicial member of the Council of the Governor of Bombay until April 1902,[5][6] and a director of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.[7] He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in 1892.[8]

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  1. "Sir Charles Ollivant". Geelong Advertiser. 16 February 1929. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. Mentioned in The Nursing Record and Hospital World 7 October 1899 accessed at Royal College of Nursing [1] 3 August 2006
  3. [2] Chronology of M.K. Gandhi, South African History Online
  4. Wolpert, Gandhi's Passion : The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, Oxford University Press, 2002, p. 31
  5. The Times. No. 36718. London. 18 March 1902. p. 10. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "No. 27424". The London Gazette. 11 April 1902. p. 2416.
  7. "Foreign News: Indian Interview". Time. 30 August 1926. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. Great Britain. India Office The India List and India Office List for 1905, p. 145, at Google Books