PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The Banaili Raj is an extensive estate in Bihar,
comprising properties in the Districts of Bhagalpur, Monghyr, Sonthal,
Pergannas, Purneah, Maldah, and Darbhanga. The
founder of the family was Raja Dula 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 DULA 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)
- Raja Kalananda Sinha Bahadur (by third wife), Zamindar of
Banailli
(Nine Annas Share)(qv)
- The Hon. Raja Kirtyanand Sinha Bahadur (by third wife),
Zamindar of
Banailli
(Nine Annas Share) (qv)
- Raja PADMANAND SINHA
Bahadur, Zamindar of Banaili 1883/18xx, 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.
- 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,
joint Zamindar of
Banailli
(Nine Annas Share) 188x/1938, born 1883, educated at Allahabad
University; Member of the
Legislative Council of Bihar; President of the Bihar and Orissa
Provincial Co-operative Bank, Ltd.; he was granted the title of Raja
Bahadur in 1919; 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;
- Kumar
Bimalanand Sinha, born 17th December 1918.
- Kumar Taranand Sinha, born 14th November 1920.
- Kumar Durganand Sinha, born 1922.
- Kumar Jayanand Sinha, born 12th August 1925, died 16th
August 2004.
- Kumar Adyanand Sinha, died 2002.
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