Udit Narayan Singh

Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh (1770-4 April 1835), of the Royal House of Benares, was the Kashi Naresh from (12 September 1795-4 April 1835). He was the eldest surviving son of Mahipat Narayan Singh.

He had a great contribution in the culture of Varanasi.[1]. He started the tradition of staging the Ramlila at Ramnagar, Varanasi in around 1830 [1][2][3].

He died in 1835, was succeeded by his nephew Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh, GCSI, Kaiser-i-Hind (1822-13 June 1889).

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References

  1. ^ a b Mitra, Swati (2002). Good Earth Varanasi city guide. Eicher Goodearth Limited. p. 126. ISBN 9788187780045. 
  2. ^ Ramleela - Ramnagar Varanasi Official website.
  3. ^ Ramlila: The Performance in Ramnagar University of North Texas.