Bala has received the National Film Award for Best Director in 2011.
Benjamin DeWolf -LRB- October 17 , 1744 -- September 1 or 2 1819 -RRB- was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia .. Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1783 to 1798 .. Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Hants County. Hants County, Nova Scotia. He was born in Lyme , Connecticut , the son of Simeon DeWolf and Parnell Kirkland .. In 1769 , he married Rachel Otis .. DeWolf had received a number of large land grants near Windsor .. Windsor. Windsor, Nova Scotia. In 1788 , he was named a justice of the peace .. justice of the peace. justice of the peace. DeWolf served as high sheriff for Hants County .. Hants County. Hants County, Nova Scotia. DeWolf is said to have given his slaves their freedom but they chose to remain in his employ .. His daughter Rachel Otis married James Fraser who served in the New Brunswick assembly and the Nova Scotia Council .. Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia. James Fraser. James Fraser ( businessman )