Uncrowned Kings of Calcutta
This is a story about those Kings who never had any crown on their heads and nearly forgotten by the people but were very much Kings at their times by their own rights. Back in 1700 a short, bald man called Nabo Krishono carrying a little tummy in front was adorned with the title of Raja. The first honored Raja in Calcutta. As I have said you see, these Rajas didn’t have a crown or a throne. Neither had they any infantries, Cavalry or a forte nor even they left for jubilations or for a caravan. Raja Nabakrishna taught Hestings ‘PHARSI’ in his normal attire- a tiny dhoti and a Chadar. He was an eminent educationist by his own rights. There were other kings who never attired like a King but acquired crown by their merit. Such few names are Raja Ramohon Roy, Prince Dwarkanath Thakur, Raja Rajendralal Mullick, Raja Sukhomoy Mullick ,Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick and Raja Rajendralal Mitra. Ramohon Roy was known for his social reformations such as abolition of ‘Satid...