PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The Banaili Raj is an extensive estate in Bihar,
comprising properties in the Districts of Bhagalpur,
Monghyr, Sonthal, Pergannas, Purneah, and Darbhanga in
Bihar and the Districts of Maldah and Dinajpur in Bengal.
The founder of the family was Raja Dular Sinha Chaudhry
Bahadur, who was originally a wealthy Maithil Brahmin
Zamindar, residing in the district of Purnea, on his
death, after some litigation, the estate was divided
equally between his two sons. Estate holders were...
- Raja DULAR SINHA
Chaudhry Bahadur, Zamindar of Banaili
1800/1821, he bought properties in Monghyr, Bhagalpur
and Malda in around 1800 and established the family
residence at Banaili and gave the family its current
name, he was granted the title of Raja Bahadur, by the
British for his help to them in their war against
Nepal; married and had issue, two sons. He died in
1821.
- Raja Bedanand Sinha Bahadur [Bidyanand Sinha] (qv)
- Kumar Rudranand Singh
- Raja BEDANAND SINHA
Bahadur, Zamindar of Banaili 1821/1851, born
1778, he bought the Mahalat of Kharakpur in a revenue
sale in 1840 and is responsible for the creation of
much of the family's wealth; he sponsored and took
part in many wrestling competitions; Author of
"Bedanand Vinod", a book on Ayurveda; married and had
issue. He died in 1851.
- Raja Leelanand Sinha Bahadur (qv)
- Raja LEELANAND
SINHA Bahadur, Zamindar of Banaili 1851/1883,
he added to the estate by purchasing Chandpur Husain
and taluk Khajuria, he was noted for his generosity
towards his ryots and the needy, and is still
remembered affectionately by the people of the
Bhagalpur division; he moved the family residence from
Banaili to Ramnagar in Purnia district and later to to
Champanagar, 22 kms from Purnia town in Bihar;
married and had issue. He died in 1883.
- Raja Padmanand Sinha Bahadur (by 2nd wife)(qv)
- Rajkumari Kamakhya (by 3rd wife)
- Raja Kalananda Sinha Bahadur (by 4th wife),
Zamindar of Banailli (Nine Annas Share)(qv)
- The Hon. Raja Kirtyanand Sinha Bahadur (by 4th
wife), Zamindar of Banailli (Nine Annas Share) (qv)
- Raja PADMANAND
SINHA Bahadur, Zamindar of Banaili 1883/18xx,
born 1851, during his time in 1888, litigation was
commenced between himself and his infant stepbrothers
Kumar (later Raja) Kalanand Sinha and Kumar (later
Raja) Kirtyanand Sinha, which led to the partition of
the estate into nine-annas and seven-annas shares
under a compromise decree; the seven-annas share was
again subdivided in 1903 into halves in a suit between
the Raja and his son; he then sold all his interest to
his son in September 1905; married Rani Sitabati, and
had issue. He died 1912.
- Raja Chandranand Sinha Bahadur (+), Zamindar of
Banaili (Seven Annas Share) (qv)
BANAILI RAJ (Seven Annas share)
- Raja PADMANAND
SINHA Bahadur, Zamindar of Banaili (Seven
Annas share) 18xx/1903 and Zamindar of Banaili (Seven
Annas share, Senior) 1903/1905
- Raja CHANDRANAND
SINHA Bahadur, Zamindar of Banaili (Seven
Annas share, Junior) 1903/1905 and Zamindar of Banaili
(Seven Annas share) 1905/1908; married Rani
Chandrabati [alias Gangabati], Zamindarani of Banaili
(Seven Annas Share). He died 1908.
- Rani Chandrabati,
Zamindarani of Banaili (Seven Annas share) 1908/-, she
was declared a disqualified proprietor, and her share
of the estate was taken under the management of the
Court of Wards, who have given a lease of this share
for 12 years to the proprietors of the nine annas
share of the estate and who are the principal
creditors of the seven annas share of the estate.
BANAILI RAJ (Nine Annas share)
- Raja KALANANDA
SINHA Bahadur, joint Zamindar of Banailli
(Nine Annas Share) 188x/1922, he moved to a new Deorhi
that he built in Garh Banaili Purniah district after
the death of his father; he was granted the title of
Raja Bahadur; he attended the Coronation Durbar of
1911; married and had issue, two sons. He died in
1922.
- Kumar Ramanand Sinha, joint Zamindar of Banailli
(Nine Annas Share) 1922/1940; born 1901, married
twice, and had issue, one daughter. He died 24th
August 1940.
- Kumari Jagatmaya Devi, born posthumously on 3rd
October 1940.
- Kumar Krishnanand Sinha, joint Zamindar of
Banailli (Nine Annas Share) 1922/1958, born 1907,
died 1958.
- The Hon. Raja
KIRTYANAND SINHA Bahadur B.A., joint Zamindar
of Banailli (Nine Annas Share) 188x/1938, born 1883,
educated at Allahabad University (B.A.); Member of the
Legislative Council of Bihar; President of the Bihar
and Orissa Provincial Co-operative Bank, Ltd.; he was
a philanthropist and made a contribution of 60 acres
of land and 6 lakhs of rupees in cash for the
construction of building and other developmental work
for T.N.B College in Bhagalpur which was in need of
funds, for this contribution and other acts of
charity, he was awarded the title of Raja in June 1914;
he was appointed as a government nominee to the
Champaran Agrarian Committee on 9th July 1917 and
worked with Mahatma Gandhi, and for this work he was
granted the enhanced title of Raja Bahadur in
1919; along with Raja Tank Nath Choudhary he had
created separately a chair of Maithili in Calcutta
University which went a long way in advancing maithili
as a language; he was one of the founders of the Bank
of Bihar, which survives even now as the Bihar State
Cooperative Bank Limited and also started the Banaili
Iron and Steel Works in Sitarampur in Asansol; along
with Maharaja of Darbhanga, he hosted the first flight
expedition over Mount Everest in 1933; he was also a
great patron of music, and invited Ustad Salamat Ali
Khan and Nazakat Ali Khan to perform at the Dussehra
festival in Champanagar Deorhi (Palace), later Ustad
Altaf Hussain Khan of Khurja, served as a court
musician in the darbar of the Raja; he stayed in
public life until his death; place of residence, was
the Champanagar Deorhi in Purnia inherited from his
father, and which has remained as the residence of his
descendants till this day; author of three books viz.
"Purnea, a Shikarland", "Shikar in Hills and Jungles"
and "Homeopathic Practice"; married Rani Prabhavati
Devi, died 1975, and had issue, six sons and three
daughters. He died in 1938.
- Rajkumar Shyamanand Singh, born 27th July 1916, an
accomplished singer, he learnt classical music from
Ustad Vishmadev Chattopadyay from 1936 to 1939, and
then from Ustad Bachu Khan Sahib of Agra, from 1940
to 1963; he was one of the chief patrons of the All
India Music Conference and presented the convocation
address at the 11th All India Music Conference of
the The Prayag Sangit Samiti at Allahabadh on 19th
December 1948; an excellent Billiards player, he won
the Bihar Championship in Billiard, many times in
his playing career; he died 1994.
- Kumar Bimalanand Sinha, born 17th December 1918,
died 1982.
- Kumar Taranand Sinha, born 14th November 1920,
died 2002.
- Kumar Durganand Sinha, born 1922, died 1998.
- Kumar Jayanand Sinha, born 12th August 1925, died
16th August 2004.
- Kumar Adyanand Sinha, died 2002.
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