s ". ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁season , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁meeting ▁with ▁Lord ▁Cur zon ▁during ▁a ▁Sus sex ▁match . ▁Im medi ately ▁afterwards , ▁he ▁chose ▁to ▁miss ▁three ▁Championship ▁games ▁at ▁short ▁notice ▁and ▁visited ▁Ed ith ▁Bor ris ow ▁in ▁G illing ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁days ; ▁Simon ▁Wil de ▁suggests ▁that ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁had ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁chosen ▁to ▁leave ▁for ▁India ▁after ▁the ▁cr icket ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁depart ed ▁for ▁India , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Arch ie ▁Mac L aren , ▁with ▁whom ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁had ▁developed ▁a ▁close ▁friendship ▁on ▁the ▁tour ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 9 8 , ▁and ▁who ▁now ▁became ▁his ▁personal ▁secretary . ▁In ▁India , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁and ▁Mac L aren ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁Mans ur ▁Kh ach ar ▁and ▁Lord ▁Haw ke , ▁the ▁York shire ▁captain . ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁tried ▁un success fully ▁to ▁ar range ▁an ▁official ▁meeting ▁with ▁Cur zon ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁succession ▁to ▁N aw an agar ▁and ▁then ▁chose ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁India ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁his ▁relationships ▁with ▁British ▁officials , ▁although ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁chance ▁he ▁could ▁achieve ▁much ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁N aw an agar . ▁Mac L aren ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁ready