“In the long list of those who thus assisted and stayed with him for a number of years appeared also the name of Pandit Ramchandra Bali, a not-so-well-known young man who had been holding an ordinary post in the Llyods Bank for a number of years.

“Ramchandra Bali was born in 1889 A.D in the house of a Kashmiri Pandit named Pandit Raja Ram Bali. As was the custom in those days, he made a beginning with education in Persian, Urdu and Sanskrit languages. Thereafter, he got educated in English. After doing his graduation he looked around for a job. For some time he worked in the Department of Arts & Crafts . The major part of his life was spent by him in his employment with Sir Aurel Stein. Ultimately, he retired from the post of Superintendent of Stationary & Supplies. He was one of the first Kashmiris who received training at the YMCA. He had received this training at Lahore and acquired a good experience in Pitman’s System. Aurel Stein needed a young typist and clerk to look after his work.