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| Ramchandra Birabar Harichandan | |
|---|---|
| Raja | |
| Raja of Talcher | |
| Reign | 8 November 1873 – 18 December 1891 |
| Predecessor | Dayanidhi Birabar |
| Successor | Kishore Chandra |
| Born | (1856-12-22)22 December 1856 |
| Died | 18 December 1891(1891-12-18) (aged 34) |
| House |  Talcher |
| Dynasty | Kachhwaha |
| Father | Dayanidhi Birabar |
Ramchandra Birabar Harichandan was the Raja of Talcher from 1873 until his death in 1891.
Birth
He was born on 22 December 1856 to Dayanidhi Birabar Harichandan.
Reign
He succeeded as the Raja of Talcher as a minor on 8 November 1873. He started land settlement and, in 1879, established courts of justice, an accounts section, tauzi, and nizarat. He established police stations at Talcher, Serampore, Kansamunda, Bajrakote, and Gahami. He also established a jail and the departments of public works, education, health, excise, and forests. He set up a middle vernacular school and a middle girls' school. He established a hospital. He insisted on regular maintenance of records as well as observance of official rules. In 1887, he built the Victoria Hall and Circuit House to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
Literature and science
Ramchandra had a great thirst for knowledge and learning. He had a keen interest in history and geography. He was very fond of Sanskrit literature. He set up a Sanskrit toll at Talcher, and his durbar was attended by a number of Sanskrit scholars on a regular basis. He was also a writer in Odia. He translated the Gita into Odia and authored Bharatara Sankhipta Itihas, a book on the history of India, which was prescribed as a textbook for middle vernacular classes in Odisha.
Personal life
He was a man of religious and charitable disposition. Radhanath Ray had dedicated his Usha to Ramchandra. In his dedication, Radhanath wrote of him in the following words:
I have never seen such a pious ruler elsewhere who regularly feeds a good number of beggars and destitutes from his granary.
— Radhanath Ray, Usha
Death
He died on 18 December 1891, and his nephew, Kishore Chandra, succeeded to his title.
References
- ^ Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1900). The Golden Book of India. A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire. With an Appendix for Ceylon. S. Low, Marston & Company. p. 310.
- ^ Mishra, D. P. (1998). People's Revolt in Orissa: A Study of Talcher. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-81-7156-739-3.
- ^ Narayan Patnaik, Jitendra; Biswal, Bibekananda (April 1991). Orissa Review. Vol. XLVII. p. 53. ISSN 0970-8669.
- ^ Senapati, Nilamani (1972). Orissa District Gazetteers: Dhenkanal. Cuttack: Superintendent, Orissa Government Press. p. 60.
- ^ Das, Sisir Kumar (2005). A History of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 517. ISBN 978-81-7201-006-5.
- Mohanty, Gopinath (1978). Radhanath Ray. Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 21.
- Department, India Foreign and Political (1909). United Provinces, Oudh, Bengal, Central Provinces. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. p. 306.