▁whom ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁told ▁the ▁story , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁asked ▁Ed ith ▁to ▁marry ▁him ▁following ▁her ▁father ' s ▁death . ▁However , ▁she ▁refused ▁as ▁she ▁had ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁someone ▁else , ▁and ▁the ▁eng agement ▁ended ▁after ▁ 1 8 ▁years . ▁S ew ell ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁her ▁father ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁appro ve ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁marriage . ▁However , ▁the ▁story ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁reliable ▁and ▁Simon ▁Wil de ▁spec ul ates ▁that ▁Bor ris ow ▁had ▁simply ▁tired ▁of ▁waiting ▁and ▁broke ▁off ▁the ▁eng agement . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁the ▁pair ▁remained ▁friends , ▁but ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁deeply ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁relationship . ▁ ▁Final ▁years ▁ ▁Im prov ements ▁in ▁N aw an agar ▁ ▁While ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁in ▁Europe ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Ber th on ▁remained ▁in ▁N aw an agar ▁as ▁Administr ator ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁implement ▁modern isation ▁program mes . ▁He ▁organ ised ▁the ▁clear ance ▁of ▁sl ums ▁in ▁Jam n agar ▁and ▁new ▁houses , ▁sh ops ▁and ▁roads ▁were ▁built . ▁Ber th on ' s ▁improvements ▁in ▁ir rig ation ▁meant ▁that ▁dry ▁weather ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁was ▁incon ven ient ▁but ▁not ▁dis astr ous ▁like ▁previous ▁dr ought s . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁improved ▁the ▁state ' s ▁fin ances ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that