hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ˈɪndiən pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə nˈuː dˈɛli mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl kˈaʊnsəl ænd hˈɛld ðə pˈoʊst fˈoːɹ tˈaɪmz, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv dˈæʃ fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks.  ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ˌoʊbˌiːˈiː ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt bˈɜːθdeɪ ˈɑːnɚz, hiː wʌz sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kˈaʊnsəl ʌv stˈeɪt hiː wʌz nˈaɪɾᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ bˈɜːθdeɪ ˈɑːnɚz.
He also became the first Indian president of the New Delhi Municipal Council and held the post four times, in 1938, 1942, and 1945-46.  Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1938 Birthday Honours, he was subsequently appointed a member of the Council of State  He was knighted in the 1944 Birthday Honours.