Vincent Arthur Smith was an Irish Indologist, historian, member of the Indian Civil Service, and curator. He was one of the prominent figures in Indian historiography during the British Raj.
The Early History of India by Vincent Arthur Smith, 1914
The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947.
Commemoration of the Indian Civil Services at Westminster Abbey, London
Image: Sir Henry Edward Stokes KCSI
Image: Sir Gabriel (1849 1920)
Image: V Narahari Rao in civil service uniform