Sir Edward Charles Kayll Ollivant (1846–1915) was a senior member of the

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. He had notable interactions with both

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and

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. Ollivant arrived in India in 1881. In 1892, he had a disagreement in Rajkot with Gandhi, who was then a young barrister. 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

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in 1893. Ollivant also offered to hire

at 1,500 rupees per month, and was notably turned down. Ollivant was a judicial member of the Council of the Governor of

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until April 1902, and a director of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. He was knighted as a

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(KCIE) in 1892.Great Britain. India Office

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ollivant, Charles Indian Civil Service (British India) officers Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire 1846 births Year of death missing Members of the Bombay Legislative Council

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