Hrudaya Chandra
| Hrudaya Chandra | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja | |||||
| Raja of Talcher | |||||
| Reign | 7 November 1945 – 11 September 1970 | ||||
| Coronation | 7 November 1945 | ||||
| Investiture | 20 March 1946 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kishore Chandra | ||||
| Successor | Soubhagya Chandra | ||||
| Born | 27 February 1902 | ||||
| Died | 11 November 1970 (aged 68) | ||||
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| House |  Talcher | ||||
| Dynasty | Gajapati | ||||
| Father | Kishore Chandra | ||||
Hrudaya Chandra Birabar Harichandan was the Raja of Talcher from 1945 until his death in 1970.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]He married the second daughter of the Raja of Bodogodo in Ganjam.[6]
Death
[edit]He died on 11 September 1970.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Not Available (1942). Who S Who Among Indian Princes Rajas And Chiefs Nobles 1941 - 42. p. 1348.
- 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.
- 1 2 3 Rath, Bijay Chandra (1993). Unrest in Princely States of Orissa: Dhenkanal and Talcher, 1938-1947. Arya Prakashan. p. 17.
- ↑ Information and Public Relations Department; Government of Odisha (1991). Orissa Review (April 1991). Government of Odisha Information and Public Relations Department.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nilamani Senapati (1972). Orissa District Gazetteers: Dhenkanal. Cuttack, Superintendent Orissa Government Press. pp. 60–61.