That insolent official, the Baboo's pampered durwan, sees in her only. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858] Reference
The Khwaja will send word to his durwan that he is going to Murshidabad by river and will not return tonight; his house is to be locked up. From Wordnik.com. [In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India] Reference
This matter was soon settled forcibly, and the durwan, or door-keeper, lost by his impudence the present he would otherwise have had from P., besides being in a great fright lest the affair should be reported to the Rajah. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
They drink and spit at the spring, and he sees us and salaams, and looks in to see the durwan, who is one of his countrymen. From Wordnik.com. [From Edinburgh to India & Burmah] Reference
According to him, if a postgraduate student is selected as a durwan or a lower division clerk, it casts a shadow on the image of the university. From Wordnik.com. [The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage] Reference
"I will be happy if I can manage even the job of a durwan in CU because I need a secure job," said Mukherjee, who has a temporary accountant's job in a wholesale garment shop in Burrabazar with a monthly salary of Rs 2,500. From Wordnik.com. [The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage] Reference
"Very well, old man; send her away; tell the durwan to disperse. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858] Reference
Down at Mr Macgregor’s bungalow, two hundred yards away, a durwan, like a living clock, hammered four strokes on a section of iron rail. From Wordnik.com. [Burmese Days] Reference
The party (CPM) has the final say on any recruitment, from durwan to vice-chancellor, "said a senior teacher in the engineering faculty of JU. From Wordnik.com. [The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage] Reference
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