His father was a member of the Indian civil service.
His father was a surgeon with the Indian civil service.
He rose through the Indian civil service becoming secretary to the president between 1966 and 1972.
He joined the Indian civil service the same year and served from 1829 to 1869.
Price joined the Indian civil service in 1862 and served till 1897.
In 1866 he was also appointed classical examiner for the Indian civil service.
In the Indian civil service, the district officer was expected to see the 'whole' of his district.
Indian service was part job, part calling, and it seemed to act as a magnet for certain families.
This was a temporary measure which became standard in Indian service in the 1880s.
The wigams refer to Indian service in the frontier days.