The Narajole Raj was a medieval royal dynasty and later a zamindari (estate) during the British period at Narajole in Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal . The Raja of Narajole was one of the largest landholders in Midnapore. The kings of Narajole belonged to the Sadgope community and had a close link with the rulers of Karnagarh.
8-512: According to Binoy Ghosh , Narajole's ruling clan, belonging to the Sadgop community, was founded by Uday Narayan Ghosh. His great grandson, Raja Kartickram, was honoured with the title ‘Roy’ by the Mughal emperor. The family used the title till in the eighth generation, when Raja Balwant was honoured with the ‘Khan’ title for some praise-worthy achievement. Thereafter, they used that title. Raja Ajit Singh,
16-615: A degree college. Binoy Ghosh Binoy Ghosh (14 June 1917 – 24 July 1980) was a journalist, sociologist, writer, literary critic and researcher. His Paschim Banger Sanskriti won the Rabindra Puraskar in 1959. Binoy Ghosh, son of Biseswar Ghosh, who hailed from Jessore , now in Bangladesh, graduated from Asutosh College , Kolkata, and completed his post-graduation in Ancient Indian History and Anthropology from
24-1059: The University of Calcutta . He worked as a journalist in the editorial departments of Forward , Jugantar , Dainik Basumati and Arani . In his writings in Bengali, Binoy Ghosh covered both political and social and cultural topics. His writings were influenced by Marxist thought . On one hand, he wrote such books as Shilpa Sanskrti O Samaj (Industry, Culture and Society, 1940), Banglar Nabajagrti (Bengal Renaissance, 1948), Vidyasagar O Bangali Samaj (Vidyasagar and Bengali Society, 1957, in 4 volumes), Bidrohi Derozio (Rebel Derozio, 1961), Sutanuti Samachar (News of Sutanuti, 1962), Banglar Samajik Itihaser Dhara (Trends of Social History of Bengal, 1968), Banglar Bidvat Samaj (Learned Society of Bengal, 1973), Kolkata Shaharer Itibritta (History of Kolkata Town, 1975), Banglar Lokasanskrti O Samajtattva (Folk Culture and Sociology of Bengal, 1979) and Town Kolkatar Kadcha (Chronicle of Kolkata Town, 1961). On
32-420: The entire Midnapore zamindari to him in 1800. Anandalal died childless and as per his wishes his brothers became the owners - Nandalal Khan of Narajole Zamindari and Mohanlal Khan of Midnapore Rajbari. Narajole's Rajbari or Garh Narajole, was spread over 500 bighas and divided in to the inner and outer segments. The outer segment housed the poorer people, amongst whom were some painter families, who had survived
40-719: The last king of the Midnapore zamindari , with its headquarters at Karnagarh , died childless in 1749. They were close to the rulers of Narajole. His two queens, who inherited the Midnapore zamindari, ran into great difficulties during the Chuar rebellion and sought the support of Raja Trilochan Khan of Narajole. After Raja Trilochan Khan's death, the responsibility of looking after the Midnapore zamindari and Rani Shiromani of Karnagarh (the other queen had died by then) fell successively on Raja Motiram and Raja Sitaram. Rani Shiromani loved Sitaram's eldest son, Anandalal, as her own son and handed over
48-440: The other hand, his writings include Antarjatik Rajniti (International Politics), Soviet Sabhyata (Soviet Civilisation 2 vols), Fascism O Janayuddha (Fascism and People's War), Soviet Samaj O Sanskrti (Soviet Society and Culture) and Madhyabitta Bidroha (Middle-Class Rebellion). In 1957, he published Paschim Banger Sanskriti (Culture of West Bengal), based on extensive tours and field surveys right across West Bengal. It won
56-463: The royalty. On the way out, one again got to see a mix of gardens, ponds and residential quarters, with some Shiva temples nearby. There were many other temples. On the southern side were rangmahal, rasmancha and dolmancha. The Hawa Mahal (ballroom) is spread over 60 bigha land, surrounded by a parikha. Lankagarh, about a kilometer from main Rajbari houses fifty four temples. A 10-bigha plot was donated for
64-448: The travails of life and in 1970 continued to produce dolls, painted pots and decorative wall plates. The inner segment was an ‘Indrapuri’ (the palace of heaven) consisting of splendid buildings (including the three-storeyed palace) temples, gardens etc. The large entrance gate lead to a spacious garden, with a temple of the family deity, Sitaramjiu. The drawing rooms were filled with selected country made and foreign showpieces and pictures of
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