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| name = Raja Awadhesh Singh | | name = Raja Awadhesh Singh | ||
| title = The | | title = The Zamindar of Kalakankar | ||
| image = Gandhi at Kalakankar.jpg | | image = Gandhi at Kalakankar.jpg | ||
| caption = [[Mahatma Gandhi]] with ruler of [[Kalakankar]] state on 14 November 1929 | | caption = [[Mahatma Gandhi]] with ruler of [[Kalakankar]] state on 14 November 1929 | ||
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'''Raja Awadhesh Singh''' (died 1933) was [[ | '''Raja Awadhesh Singh''' (died 1933) was [[zamindar]] of [[Kalakankar]]<ref>{{cite book | title = The golden book of India | author = Roper Lethbridge| authorlink = Roper Lethbridge | publisher = Aakar | edition = illustrated | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-81-87879-54-1 | page = 452 }}</ref> estate of [[Oudh]] of [[British India]], succeeded by Raja Ramesh Singh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pratapgarh pricely state of Oudh|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/k/kalakankar.html|accessdate=2013-09-11}}</ref> | ||
On 14 November 1929, Raja Awadhesh Singh met [[Mahatma Gandhi]] during his visit of Kalakankar.<ref>{{cite web|title='बापू' ने कालाकांकर में जलाई थी विदेशी वस्त्रों की होली|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh-9714038.html|accessdate=1 October 2012}}</ref> Kunwar Suresh Singh was his elder brother who was close to poet [[Sumitranandan Pant]] as well as associated with [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and took active participation in Gandhi's movement. | On 14 November 1929, Raja Awadhesh Singh met [[Mahatma Gandhi]] during his visit of Kalakankar.<ref>{{cite web|title='बापू' ने कालाकांकर में जलाई थी विदेशी वस्त्रों की होली|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh-9714038.html|accessdate=1 October 2012}}</ref> [[Kunwar Suresh Singh]] was his elder brother who was close to poet [[Sumitranandan Pant]] as well as associated with [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and took active participation in Gandhi's movement. | ||
His son Raja [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]] served as minister of external affair in prime minister [[Indira Gandhi]]’s cabinet.<ref>{{cite book | title = The golden book of India | author = Roper Lethbridge| authorlink = Roper Lethbridge | publisher = Aakar | edition = illustrated | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-81-87879-54-1 | page = 453 }}</ref> | His son Raja [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]] served as minister of external affair in prime minister [[Indira Gandhi]]’s cabinet.<ref>{{cite book | title = The golden book of India | author = Roper Lethbridge| authorlink = Roper Lethbridge | publisher = Aakar | edition = illustrated | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-81-87879-54-1 | page = 453 }}</ref> | ||
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* [[Pratapgarh Estate]] | * [[Pratapgarh Estate]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Indian Hindus]] | [[Category:Indian Hindus]] | ||
[[Category:People from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh]] | [[Category:People from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:43, 13 September 2021
| Raja Awadhesh Singh | |
|---|---|
| The Zamindar of Kalakankar | |
 Mahatma Gandhi with ruler of Kalakankar state on 14 November 1929 | |
| Predecessor | Raja Ramesh Singh |
| Successor | Raja Dinesh Singh |
| Died | 1933 |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Laxmi Devi |
| Issue | Dinesh Singh Other |
| House | Bisen, Rajput |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Raja Awadhesh Singh (died 1933) was zamindar of Kalakankar[1] estate of Oudh of British India, succeeded by Raja Ramesh Singh.[2]
On 14 November 1929, Raja Awadhesh Singh met Mahatma Gandhi during his visit of Kalakankar.[3] Kunwar Suresh Singh was his elder brother who was close to poet Sumitranandan Pant as well as associated with Mahatma Gandhi and took active participation in Gandhi's movement.
His son Raja Dinesh Singh served as minister of external affair in prime minister Indira Gandhi’s cabinet.[4]
Raja Awadhesh (Avadesh) Singh Memorial Educational Society is named after him, its vice-president is his grand daughter Rajkumari Ratna Singh.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Roper Lethbridge (2005). The golden book of India (illustrated ed.). Aakar. p. 452. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
- ↑ "Pratapgarh pricely state of Oudh". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "'बापू' ने कालाकांकर में जलाई थी विदेशी वस्त्रों की होली". Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ Roper Lethbridge (2005). The golden book of India (illustrated ed.). Aakar. p. 453. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
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