Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh was the eldest surviving son of Maharaj Mahip Narayan Singh, Udit Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur (1770 – 4 April 1835, r. 12 September 1795 – 4 April 1835) became the new king of Benares.[1]
Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh was the eldest son of Maharaja Mahip Narayan Singh of Benares. Maharaja Kumar Deep Narayan Singh and Maharaja Kumar Prasiddh Narayan Singh were his younger brothers. The Princes were trained in Vedas, Sanskrit literature, Indian schools of philosophy, fine arts and poetry along with martial arts and Warcraft.
Ascending the Throneedit
Being eldest and most capable Maharaj Udit Narayan Singh succeeded to the throne but he was always accompanied by his brothers in his durbar and used to take all decisions with the council of his brothers. The trio setting together in the durbar are depicted in various contemporary paintings including the huge canvas of Holi durbar, as exhibited in the art gallery of Ramnagar Fort museum.
Rule and confrontation with the Britishedit
He was a nationalist and a benevolent ruler who refused to bow down against the anarchy and corruption of the company. He was even more averse to British dominion than his father and had regular confrontations with the company, who, in spite, falsely labeled him as an incapable administrator. He added grandeur to and formed the present shape of the world-famous Ramlila of Ramnagar which was a low-key affair at that time. He like his father, did not levy taxes on farmers and he established checkpoints that took taxes according to the number of goods that were taken to the city for selling and trading to encourage trade in finished goods, so as to check the drain of wealth from India. He was loved and revered by his people who established his statue at the Girija Bagh temple in PAC campus Ramnagar (which is also a part of Ramlila at Ramnagar).[2] Britishers were not able to tolerate him, so conspired against him and under false charges confiscated all the lands of Benaras State and started ruthlessly exploiting the peasants. Unable to spectate it silently, the Maharaja, in 1828, petitioned the company to annul the 1794 agreement under which the Benaras State had lost the sarkars, and to press for their return to state control. However, the company, in accordance with its colonial intent, ordered a sham inquiry into Maharaj Udit Narayan Singh's personal affairs and his governance. As expected, the report backed the false charges of mismanagement. The company, taking advantage of its own fraud, confiscated the last remaining lands of the Maharaja and placed them under their control which was sold into permanent settlements as Zamindaries.[3]
Ramlila of Ramnagaredit
As portrayed by the saint-poet Goswamami Tulsi Das in his epic Ramcharitmanas, considered as one of the holiest books in northern India. The epic narrates the legend of Lord Shree Ramchandra as an ideal human being.[4] The Maharaja wanted this message of journey towards becoming an ideal human being to be spread in his subjects far and wide therefore he give expansion to the continuing Ram Leela tradition which was held as a low key affair limited only to singing of the verses of Ramcharitmanas and aarti. He converted it to a semi-dramatic form with illustrative action and explanatory dialogues[5]
Later lifeedit
Unable to tolerate the ruthless colonial exploitation of poor farmers the Maharaja purchased these Zamindaries (all 96 Parganas) back, from under the table, and had the last laugh. He built the first dam of UP for the advancement of agriculture without imposing any additional cess/ tax on the beneficiary farmers for the same .[6] Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh Saheb Bahadur died on 4 April 1835, aged 65, and was succeeded by his adopted son, Maharaja Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur.[7]
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Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh was the eldest surviving son of Maharaj Mahip Narayan Singh Udit Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur 1770 4 April 1835 r 12 September 1795 4 April 1835 became the new king of Benares 1 Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh Contents 1 Early life 2 Ascending the Throne 3 Rule and confrontation with the British 4 Ramlila of Ramnagar 5 Later life 6 See also 7 ReferencesEarly life editMaharaja Udit Narayan Singh was the eldest son of Maharaja Mahip Narayan Singh of Benares Maharaja Kumar Deep Narayan Singh and Maharaja Kumar Prasiddh Narayan Singh were his younger brothers The Princes were trained in Vedas Sanskrit literature Indian schools of philosophy fine arts and poetry along with martial arts and Warcraft Ascending the Throne editBeing eldest and most capable Maharaj Udit Narayan Singh succeeded to the throne but he was always accompanied by his brothers in his durbar and used to take all decisions with the council of his brothers The trio setting together in the durbar are depicted in various contemporary paintings including the huge canvas of Holi durbar as exhibited in the art gallery of Ramnagar Fort museum Rule and confrontation with the British editHe was a nationalist and a benevolent ruler who refused to bow down against the anarchy and corruption of the company He was even more averse to British dominion than his father and had regular confrontations with the company who in spite falsely labeled him as an incapable administrator He added grandeur to and formed the present shape of the world famous Ramlila of Ramnagar which was a low key affair at that time He like his father did not levy taxes on farmers and he established checkpoints that took taxes according to the number of goods that were taken to the city for selling and trading to encourage trade in finished goods so as to check the drain of wealth from India He was loved and revered by his people who established his statue at the Girija Bagh temple in PAC campus Ramnagar which is also a part of Ramlila at Ramnagar 2 Britishers were not able to tolerate him so conspired against him and under false charges confiscated all the lands of Benaras State and started ruthlessly exploiting the peasants Unable to spectate it silently the Maharaja in 1828 petitioned the company to annul the 1794 agreement under which the Benaras State had lost the sarkars and to press for their return to state control However the company in accordance with its colonial intent ordered a sham inquiry into Maharaj Udit Narayan Singh s personal affairs and his governance As expected the report backed the false charges of mismanagement The company taking advantage of its own fraud confiscated the last remaining lands of the Maharaja and placed them under their control which was sold into permanent settlements as Zamindaries 3 Ramlila of Ramnagar editAs portrayed by the saint poet Goswamami Tulsi Das in his epic Ramcharitmanas considered as one of the holiest books in northern India The epic narrates the legend of Lord Shree Ramchandra as an ideal human being 4 The Maharaja wanted this message of journey towards becoming an ideal human being to be spread in his subjects far and wide therefore he give expansion to the continuing Ram Leela tradition which was held as a low key affair limited only to singing of the verses of Ramcharitmanas and aarti He converted it to a semi dramatic form with illustrative action and explanatory dialogues 5 Later life editUnable to tolerate the ruthless colonial exploitation of poor farmers the Maharaja purchased these Zamindaries all 96 Parganas back from under the table and had the last laugh He built the first dam of UP for the advancement of agriculture without imposing any additional cess tax on the beneficiary farmers for the same 6 Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh Saheb Bahadur died on 4 April 1835 aged 65 and was succeeded by his adopted son Maharaja Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur 7 Preceded byMaharaja Mahip Narayan Singh Rulers of Benares State1795 1835 Succeeded byMaharaja Ishwari Prasad Narayan SinghSee also editBenares State Narayan DynastyReferences edit ngal India Courts of Justice Ṡadr Diwani Adalat James Charles Colebrooke Sutherland 1830 Reports of Cases in the Court of Sudder Dewanny Adawlut vol V G H Huttmann Good Earth Varanasi city guide Eicher Goodearth Limited New Delhi Eicher Goodearth Ltd 2002 ISBN 81 87780 04 5 OCLC 50004349 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link Lethbridge Sir Roper 1900 The Golden Book of India S Low Marston limited Schechner Richard 1985 Between theater amp anthropology Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 0 585 22479 X OCLC 44955612 Kapur Anuradha 2006 Actors pilgrims kings and gods the Ramlila of Ramnagar London Seagull ISBN 1 905422 19 9 OCLC 64315627 Mukhopadhya N 1872 Bharat Dharpan Varanasi a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link CULTURE 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