Uday Chand Mahtab
Uday Chand Mahtab | |
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| Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1946–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Bijoy Prasad Singh Roy |
| Constituency | Burdwan Landholders |
| Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1937–1945 | |
| Succeeded by | Kanai Lal Das and Jadabendra Nath Panja |
| Constituency | Burdwan Central (General) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1905 |
| Died | 10 October 1984 (aged 79) |
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| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Life
He was the eldest son of Bijay Chand Mahtab.
He did his graduation from
During the regency of his father he served as Dewan-i-Raj for several years and succeeded to the throne of Burdwan Raj after the death of his father.
During
He served as President of the non-Muslim block of the Bengal Partition meeting in 1947 and was a member of the
After the abolition of the zamindari system in 1955, he shifted from
He donated a piece of land in Bardhaman to the numerous employees of the Raj so that they could build accommodation there. With the end of the Raj, he immersed himself in his commercial and business interests.
He was also a Steward of the Royal Calcutta Turf Club. He instituted a fund for The Maharajadhiraja Uday Chand Mahtab Of Burdwan Memorial Cup at Calcutta Race Course.
He died on 10 October 1984 leaving behind three sons and three daughters. The eldest son is Maharajaadhiraja Saday Chand Mahtab of Burdwan. Born on 26 May 1936.<[7]
Titles
- Maharajadhiraja Bahadur(hereditary)
Honours
- King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935.
- King George VI Coronation Medal-1937.
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire - 1945.[8]
Reign
References
- ^ The Indian Year-book and Annual - Page 361
- ^ The lower Damodar River, India - Page 81 - Google Books
- ^ Bengal Partition Stories: An Unclosed Chapter - Page 25
- ^ Constitutional Schemes and Political Development in India: Towards ... - Page 654
- ^ Heroes - Page 330
- ^ Maharajdhiraj Uday Chand (MUC) Women's College, Bhurdwan: the college is housed in the palace donated by Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Mahatab. Later on, a portion of Anjuman Kachhari attached to the palace was also gifted to the College. As a mark of gratitude the institution has been named after the former Raja of Burdwan, Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Mahatab.
- ^ https://gw.geneanet.org/hubertwalbaum?lang=en&pz=hubert+charles+alphonse&nz=walbaum&p=dr.+saday+chand&n=mahtab>
- ^ "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1945. p. 2938.