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Cooch Behar Princess praying before their 'Kuldev' Madan Mohan

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The Puja was actually done on 13/04/14, attended by many people, including some notables , like  Amiya Dev Boxi, Dr. Pinaki Ranjan Tarafdar and many others. After the Puja. Cooch behar Royal family pics - Google Search : ' via Blog this'

Princess Udaya D/O princess Menaka of Cooch Behar

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: She   is the daughter of princess Menaka of Cooch Behar and maharani of DewasJr and maharajah Yeswanta RaoPawar of DewasJr. Grand child of maharajah Jitendra Narayan and maharani Indira devi of Cooch Behar. She herself was maharani of Payagpur, Baharaich. Now rajmata of Payagpur. Will share more about her in later posts. Udaya Raje Puar ( Pixie) Daughter of princess Menaka of Cooch Behar Thanks . From; Nirupam Ghosh Cooch Behar www.google.co.in

Marriage of Princess Menaka of Cooch Behar

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 Marriage of Maharajkumar Yeaswant Rao pawar Of Dewas   with    Maharaj Kumari Menaka Devi of Cooch Behar Dated : - 19-02-1942, Thursday      It was a whole eight day state celebration at CB.   From  the  17 th Feb 1942, morning up to 24 th Feb 9pm. Honoured guests and relatives, started pouring in to CB; 2/3days in advance. Your Jaipur mashima and meso landed CB in a private plane. Amongst other dignitaries were  Prince Uday Sing Rao Gakewad,  Prince of Pithpuram, Thakur Saheb of Achral , Raja Yeshwanta Sing, Nawab Nijamuddin , Lieutenat NawabJada Mustafa Khan, Nawab Jada Ahmmad Khan, Maharaj Kumari Bimala Raje,  princess Usha Raje , Begum Mohammad Umar, Begum Nijamuddin, Miss Abdul Jabbar , Begum Ahammd Khan , and many others from brides side . The Groom’s party consisted two sisters of groom Srimanta Maharajkumari Alakananda bai sahib Maharaj, Srimanta Maharaj kumara soubhagya...

Photos Of Princess Uttara of Cooch Behar & Maharani of Kota

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Uttara Devi seen talking to her ladies party guests,at her palace at Kota, Behind her in pink lehenga her D-in-law Kalpana  She is the last living member of ruling ancient Narayana dynasty of Cooch Behar.It will be much unfortunate that after her the direct linkage with the dynasty,will be extinct. Daughter of prince Indrajitendra Narayan ; and princess Kamala of Pithapuram.She is the present Rani Sahiba of Kota, Rajasthan, w/o multifaceted human Maharaja Brijraj Sing  of Kota.       Newly wedded Uttara,Princess of Cooch Behar Maharaja Brijraj Sing and Maharani Uttara Devi In grihaprabesh ceremony at Kota Seen greeting the invitees of her ladies party on the eve of Navarati festival 2013, at Kota,with her daughter-in law Kalpanadevi In her teens

Princess Uttara,The Last of Cooch Behar Royals

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The last of direct family member of 'the great Narayana dynasty, who ruled  the erstwhile kingdom of Cooch Behar Princess Uttara., Daughter of prince IndrajitendraNarayan and Rani Kamala , elder sister of last crowned king Virajendra Narayan . Now Maharani of Kota, Rajasthan . Seen talking with guests, at her ladies tea party on the eve of Navaratri festivals , at Kota. In her teens   An erudite royal lady, done her graduation with a specialty in English literature. Wife of a multifaceted, historian, actually a very big man Maharaja. B. R. Sing of Kota . She is the last surviving person in the world who can claim the COB palace of her own. Pray to Madan Mohan for a long, healthy, peaceful life of her. Nirupam Ghosh Cooch Behar

Birth of North Bengal State Transport Corporation

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Jagaddipendra Narayan King of Cooch Behar The founder of North Bengal State Transport Corporation ; one of the oldest of its kind in India, and the oldest in Bengal (pre independence). In a bright sunny first April in 1945 , the war ravaged world saw the Birth of "Cooch Behar State Transport" todays North Bengal State Transport Corporation. His highness Lt . Col . Jaggadipendra Narayan , inaugurated 'Cooch Behar State Transport' before council house, under the statue of King Nripendra Narayan. On the north bank of Sagar die .It was just after world war- ll , Maharaja was in full military uniform . Among others L.M Boxi  I.A.S. Mr. H.M. Alexander Engg., Kali Banerjee Engg, were present. Maharaja flagged off two busses one to Tufangunj another towards Pundi Bari. This modest beginning, rose like almost a massive banyan tree in socioeconomic and cultural life of North Bengal, especially in Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Malda and both Dinajpur. Not mere a transport org...

My Homage to Gurudev Tagore

Google : My humble tribute to 'Rabi Thaur' the magical phenomena which is guiding and nurturing Bengali life from birth to death since last 150 years. ' via Blog this'