Muhammed Yusuf Khan enlisted under Chanda Sahib who was then the Nawab of Arcot. While staying in Arcot he fell in love with a 'Portuguese' Christian (a loose term for a person of mixed Indo-European descent or Luso-Indian) girl named Marcia / Marsha , and married her. In 1751, there was an ongoing scuffle between Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah, (who was the son of the previous Nawab of Arcot Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan hence the rightful claimant) and Chanda Sahib his relative and a pretender, for the throne of Arcot. The former sought the help of British and the latter the French. Chanda Sahib
S. Shakir Ali Hotels Resorts and Palaces and Ashok Group. In 2013, the Government of India honoured Shakir Ali with the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri. He is also a recipient of the Lalit Kala Akademi National Award, in 1993 He has also received the Nexzen Excellence Award, which was awarded to him in October 2014. S. Shakir Ali S. Shakir aasiya Ali, is an Indian painter, known for his Mughal and Persian miniature paintings. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the