PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Predecessor state founded
in the 12th century. Rulers include.....
- Raja NARAHARI SINGH 1471/1480, married and had issue.
- Raja UDAY NARAYAN SINGH (qv)
- Raja UDAY NARAYAN SINGH 1480/-, became the ruler in
Bhimanagari.
The Gajapati king was pleased with his valour and bestowed on him the
title
of Birabara Harichandan.
- Raja PADMANABHA Birabara Harichandan 1575/1598, 9th Raja of
Bhimanagari,
renamed the state as Talcher after the name of the family Goddess,
Taleswari.
He is remembered as a pious ruler and is said to have constructed many
temples in his state. He died 1598 aged 48.
- Raja CHAKRADHAR Birabar Harichandan 1598/1651
- Raja GOPINATH Birabar Harichandan 1651/1711, 11th Raja
of Talcher,
- Raja RAMACHANDRA Birabar Harichandan 1711/1729, 12th Raja
of Talcher, and
owing to his generosity and liberal administration he was being
compared
by his people with Ramachandra of epic fame, married and had issue. He
died 1729 aged 72.
- Raja PITAMBAR Birabara Harichandan (qv)
- Raja PITAMBAR Birabara Harichandan 1729/1740, 13th Raja of
Talcher, noted for his various
works of public utility. He died in 1740.
- Raja (name unknown)
Birabara Harichandan 1740/1752, 14th Raja of Talcher,
- Raja KRISHNA CHANDRA Birabar Harichandan 1752/-, 15th Raja
of Talcher,
signed a treaty with the Marathas, acknowledging their overlordship and
agreeing to pay an annual tribute of 1,000Rs.
- Raja (name unknown)
Birabara Harichandan -/1766, 16th Raja of Talcher
- Raja RAMACHANDRA MANSINGH [Ayadi] Birabar Harichandan
1766/1774,
17th Raja of Talcher,
during his rule, Talcher was visited by two famines which caused a
heavy
toll of human life. He died sp 1774 aged 32.
- Raja NIMAICHARAN CHAMPATI SINGH Birabar Harichandan
1774/1778, 18th Raja of Talcher,
- Raja BHAGIRATH Dev Birabar Harichandan 1778/1846, 19th Raja
of Talcher, adopted son of the late
Raja. He died 1846.
- Raja DAYANIDHI Dev Birabar Harichandan Mahapatra 1846/1873,
20th Raja Saheb of Talcher, born 1801,
devoted most of his time to the study of scriptures and religious
books.
He helped the British Government in their occupation of Angul and
earned
from the Government the title of Mahindra Bahadur, married and had
issue.
He died 1873 aged 72.
- Raja RAM CHANDRA Dev Birabar Harichandan Mahapatra (qv)
- Raja RAM CHANDRA Dev Birabar Harichandan Mahapatra
1873/1891, 21st Raja Saheb of Talcher, born
22nd December 1856, succeeded 1873 (#1).
This ruler was fond of Sanskrit culture and his court was adorned by
many
Sanskrit Pandits. He was also interested in history and geography and
compiled
a small book on History of India entitled ‘Bharatara Sankhipta Itihasa’
which was prescribed as a text-book in the middle Vernacular classes of
Orissa. Being an enlightened ruler, he established Courts of
Judicature,
Accounts Section, Tauzi, Nizarat, Police Station, Jails etc and
insisted
on regular maintenance of records as well as observance of official
rules.
He started the work of land settlement in 1898. He also established
Departmentas
of Public Works, Health, Education, Excise, and Forests. He encouraged
Local Self-Government and set up a Municipality to look after the
health
and sanitation of Talcher Town. In 1887 he constructed the Victoria
Hall,
Circuit House in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration of
Queen
Victoria, married and had issue. He died 18th December 1891.
- Raja KISHOR CHANDRA Dev Birabar Harichandan Mahapatra (qv)
- Raja KISHOR CHANDRA Dev Birabar Harichandan Mahapatra
1891/1945, 22nd Raja Saheb of Talcher, born 9th June
1880 and succeeded 18th December 1891, invested with full ruling powers
on 9th June 1901, educated at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. He was
proficient in the art of music, both vocal and
instrumental.
He was a generous ruler. When famine occurred in 1911,he distributed
paddy
to the needy people from State Granary and encouraged the rich to help
the famine stricken people. The George Hospital at Talcher was
established
by him in 1912 in commemoration of the Delhi Durbar. He established a
High
English School in 1915, which is said to be the 7th High School in the
then Orissa, besides establishing one Girls’ Middle School, Elementary
Training School and many other schools in his state. He introduced the
legislative system and established a legislative body called Byabastha
Parishad. Half of the members of this body were elected by village
headmen
and half nominated by the ruler. He set up a council and nominated 3
councilors
to run the administration of the State. The ruler himself was the
President
of the council and the 3 councillors were Dewan Bahadur Pramod Chandra
Deb (Vice-President), Babu Jagan Mohan Mishra and Babu Braja Bihari
Mohanty.
There was separation of the judiciary from the executive. Kishore
Chandra
established a special court (Dharmadhikya Court) to dispose of cases
relating
to religious matters. The chief priest Pandit Kapileswar Pattjoshi was
in charge of this court. He introduced municipal system in
Talcher
town and Panchayat system in every village. He beautified the town by
erecting
many gates and laying out a pleasure garden known as ‘Rani Park’
covering
an area of 5 sq.miles. This was a natural zoo. He remodeled the palace
and made it double storied. At Talcher, a special Post and Telegraph
office
was established. During his rule, the railway line was constructed from
Cuttack to Talcher coal mines (1925), which paved the way for economic
development of this region. He gave leases to Villiers Ltd, and
to
Railways for extraction of coal. He had electricity generated from
thermal
power at Talcher and supplied electricity to the palace and Talcher
town
in 1924. He started an orphanage in his State. Raja Kishore Chandra was
an enlightened ruler. He was also a writer in Oriya. He established
a machine press at Talcher. He presided over the Utkal Sammilani in its
Balasore session (1905) and was for sometime President of Rajkumar
College,
Raipur; he married and had issue, two sons and one daughter. He died
7th November 1945.
- Raja HRUDAYA CHANDRA Dev Birabar Harichandan Mahapatra
(qv)
- Dewan Bahadur Pramod Chandra Deb, married the daughter of
Bada
Kumar Saheb of Bamra and had issue, two sons and one daughter. He died
after 1961.
- Kumar Prabodh Chandra Deb (+), adopted by the two Ranis
of Raja Dasarathi Dhir Birabar of Balarampur in 1938,
and succeeded there as Raja
PRABODH CHANDRA DHIR DEB of Balarampur.
- Kumar Pradyut Chandra Deb (+), married Rajkumari
Dolendra Manjari Devi (+) of Pallahara,
and had issue, two sons and
five daughters
- Kumari Rashmi Devi, married Kumar Prabir Kumar Das
of Chandeli in Chattisgarh, a senior Police Officer with the
Chattisgarh
Government, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
- Rani Dipti Devi, maried to the Raja Saheb of
Madhupur, District
Cuttack, Orissa, died 14th December 2007 in Kolkata, and has issue, two
daughters
- Rajkumari Aparna Devi,
married.
- Rajkumari Anusuya Devi
- Rani Kanti Devi, married Raja ASHOK NARENDRA DEV of
Mohuri, District Ganjam, Orissa, and has issue, two sons.
- Yuvraj Tribuban Patta Deo
- Rakumar Ranveer Deo
- Kumari Trupti Devi, married Kumar Bir Bijoy Gang Dev
of Bamra, and has issue, one daughter
and one son.
- Kumari Priti Devi married to Kumar Dhananjay
Saincher, and has issue, two daughters.
- Kumar Akhil Chandra Deb, married Kumari Kavita Devi
of Latma, and has issue, one son.
- Kumar Sarat Chandra Deb, married Kumari Jaishree Devi
of Gumla, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
- Kumar Ayush Chandra Deb
- Kumari Akansha Devi
- Rani Vyricharla Sobhalata Devi, married Sri Raja
Vyricharla DURGA PRASAD DEO Raju Bahadur Garu of Kurupam, and has issue.
- Rajkumari Sucharumali Devi [Rani Sucharumali Devi of
Kurupam], married Sri Raja Vyricharla NARASIMHA SURYANARAYANA Raju
Bahadur Garu of Kurupam.
- Raja HRUDAYA CHANDRA Dev Birabar Harichandan Mahapatra
1945/1970, 23rd Raja Saheb of Talcher, born 27th
February 1902, educated at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, where he
graduated,
apointed a Sessions Judge; married 27th April 1923, Rani Sucharumali
Devi, the second
daughter of Sri Sri Sri Raja KISHORE CHANDRA SINGH Deo of
Bodogodo (Ganjam), and had issue, eleven sons and one daughter.
He died 11th September 1970.
- Raja SOUBHAGYA CHANDRA Dev Birabar Harichandan Mahapatra
(qv)
- Kumar Prasanna Chandra Deb [later Raja PRASANNA CHANDRA
DEO of Jarada], he was adopted by Raja KISHORE CHANDRA Samantara of Jarada in Ganjam District, Orissa and
succeeded there in 1936.
- Rajkumari Suruchimali Devi (+), unmarried.
- Rajkumar Routrai Saheb Ahlad Chandra Deb (+), married
Rajkumari Brajeshwari Devi of San Khemundi, and had issue, two
daughters.
- Kumari Snigdha Devi, married in Koraput District of
Orissa, and has issue, two sons.
- Kumar Lalatendu Pratap Deo
- Kumar Souryaveer Pratap Deo (Alok)
- Kumari Smita Devi
- Rajkumar Subash Chandra Deb, died young aged four months.
- Rajkumar Kumar Saheb Pratap Chandra Deb (+), married
Rajkumari Indira Devi, daughter of Raja Govind Chandra Deb of Tekkali,
Senior Branch, and had issue, two sons and one daughter.
- Kumar Chkaraprakash Chandra Deb (+), married Kumar Rani
Ranjana Devi of Maheshmanu, Gumla, and had issue, one daughter and one
son.
- Kumari Aishwarya Devi
- Kumar Hrudoya Chandra Deb
- Kumar Martanda Mandan Chandra Deb, adopted to Athmalik,
presently working in Gurgaon, Haryana.
- Kumari Kalpalatika Devi, married to Kumar Sur Vikram
Singh Deo of Nua Pacca, Seraikella, and has issue, one son and one
daughter.
- Rajkumar Nrupendra Chandra Deb (+), unmaried.
- Rajkumar Purnendu Chandra Deb (+), unmaried.
- Rajkumar Gourab Chandra Deo, unmarried.
- Rajkumar Bibek Chandra Deo, unmarried.
- Rajkumar Deeptendra Chandra Deb (+), married Rajkumari
Annapurna Devi of Bodokhemundi, and had issue.
- Kumar Debashish Chandra Deb
- Kumari Trupti Devi
- Rajkumar Bhupendra Chandra Deo, a retired Judge, married
Rajkumari Anusuya Rajkakshmi Devi, daughter of Raja KRISHNA CHANDRA
SINGH Mandhata of Nayagarh, and his
second wife, and has issue, one son
and one daughter.
- Kumar Kaustava Chandra Deb, married Kumar Rani
Rajeshwari Devi, daughter of Kumar Saheb Amarendra Kishore Singh of Nayagarh.
- Kumari Manoswini Sobhalakshmi Devi
- Raja SOUBHAGYA CHANDRA Dev Birabar Harichandan Mahapatra
1970/-, 24th Raja Saheb of Talcher, married Rani Manjushree Devi, died
14th March 2008 aged 76, cremated in the Holy Town of Puri on the
following day, daughter of Tikayat Nrupendra Narayan Singh Deo of Seraikella, and his wife, Tikayet
Rani Kusum Manjari Devi, and had
issue, two sons and two daughters.
- Raja RAJENDRA CHANDRA DEB Birabara Harichandan Mahapatra
(qv)
- Rani Surokalolini Devi [now Rajmata Surokalolini Devi of
Baudh], born 1954, married Raja NABIN CHANDRA DEB (+) of Baudh, and has issue, one son and one
daughter.
- Pattayet Pushpendra Chandra Deb, born 1964, married
Pattayet Rani Trupti Devi, daughter of the Thakur Saheb of Budwa in
Rewa, and has issue, two daughters.
- Kumari Aditi Devi
- Kumari Damini Devi
- Rajkumari Meenakshi Devi, born 1969, married Kunwar Udit
Singh Chauhan. (Johannesburg
,
South Africa)
- Raja RAJENDRA CHANDRA DEB Birabara Harichandan Mahapatra
(see above)
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