Kalakankar
Kalakankar | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 26°07′28″N 81°31′58″E / 26.12458°N 81.53279°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Pratapgarh |
Government | |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
Languages | |
• Official | HindiAwadhi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-72 |
Website | up |
Kalakankar[1] is a village in Pratapgarh district of Indian state Uttar Pradesh.
Kalakankar was a Taluqdari in British India. The famous Hindi poet Sumitranandan Pant lived here.[2][3]
Kalakankar estate
[edit]Kalakankar was an estate (taluqdari) of Oudh. The Taluqdari was controlled by Bisen clan of Rajputs.[4]
Rulers and other prominent members of Kalakankar estate:-
- Raja Hanumant Singh
- Lal Pratap Singh
- Raja Rampal Singh
- Raja Awadhesh Singh
- Kunwar Suresh Singh
- Kunwar Brajesh Singh
- Raja Dinesh Singh
- Rajkumari Ratna Singh
References
[edit]- ^ "Kalakankar District". mapsofindia. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh in Statistics," Kripa Shankar, APH Publishing, 1987, ISBN 9788170240716
- ^ "Political Process in Uttar Pradesh: Identity, Economic Reforms, and Governance Archived 23 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine," Sudha Pai (editor), Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Pearson Education India, 2007, ISBN 9788131707975
- ^ Husain, Yusra (10 May 2019). "This Pratapgarh princess befriended Stalin's daughter". The Times of India.