Hrudaya Chandra

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Hrudaya Chandra
Raja
Raja of Talcher
Reign7 November 1945 – 11 September 1970
Coronation 7 November 1945
Investiture20 March 1946
Predecessor Kishore Chandra
SuccessorSoubhagya Chandra
Born(1902-02-27)27 February 1902
Died11 November 1970(1970-11-11) (aged 68)
Names
Hrudaya Chandra Birabar Harichandan
House Flag of the Talcher Princely State.svg Talcher
Dynasty Gajapati
Father Kishore Chandra

Hrudaya Chandra Birabar Harichandan was the Raja of Talcher from 1945 until his death in 1970.

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Early life

He was born on 27 February 1902 to Kishore Chandra. [1] He was educated at Revenshaw College in Cuttack. [1] Following the completion of his education, he was put in charge of the judiciary in Talcher. [1] He was appointed as a state magistrate and assistant session judge. [2] He served as district and session judge in Talcher for many years before he came to the throne. [2]

Reign

Following the death of his father on 7 November 1945 he succeeded him as the Raja of Talcher. [3] On 20 March 1946, a durbar was held at Talcher, where he was formally invested as the ruler. [3] On the occasion, H. J. Todd presented him with a kharita from the Governor-General of India, sent on behalf of King-Emperor George VI. [3] He ruled for hardly two years. [4] During his rule, Talcher was merged with Odisha on 1 January 1948. [2] [5]

Personal life

He married the second daughter of the Raja of Bodogodo in Ganjam. [6]

Death

He died on 11 September 1970. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Not Available (1942). Who S Who Among Indian Princes Rajas And Chiefs Nobles 1941 - 42. p. 1348.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mishra, D. P. (1998). People's Revolt in Orissa: A Study of Talcher. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 57–59, 80, 82. ISBN   978-81-7156-739-3.
  3. 1 2 3 Rath, Bijay Chandra (1993). Unrest in Princely States of Orissa: Dhenkanal and Talcher, 1938-1947. Arya Prakashan. p. 17.
  4. ↑ Information and Public Relations Department; Government of Odisha (1991). Orissa Review (April 1991). Government of Odisha Information and Public Relations Department.
  5. ↑ Orissa Society of Americas 25th Annual Convention Souvenir: For Annual Convention Held in 1994 at Pamona, New Jersey. Odisha Society of the Americas. p. 56.
  6. ↑ Nilamani Senapati (1972). Orissa District Gazetteers: Dhenkanal. Cuttack, Superintendent Orissa Government Press. pp. 60–61.
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