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''For Indian Congress politician of similar name, see Kameshwar Singh''. Maharaja Sir Kameshwar Singh Bahadur, K.C.I.E., LL.D., D.Litt. (28 November 1907 – 8 November 1962), the Maharaja of Darbhanga was the Zamindar of Darbhanga Raj from 1929 – 1952, when zamindari was completely abolished, after independence of India. ==Life sketch== He was son of Maharaja Sir Rameshwar Singh, the Zamindar of Darbhanga Raj. He was born on 28 November 1907 at Darbhanga. He succeeded, to the throne of his estate of Darbhanga Raj, upon death of his father on 3 July 1929.〔 He was member of the team that visited London for the First round Table and also the Second Round Table Conferences held in 1930–31.〔Indian Round Table Conference Proceedings. Government of India. 1931.〕〔Indian Round Table Conference (Second Session) Proceedings of the Plenary Sessions. 1932.〕 He was member of the Council of State for years 1933–1946, member of the Constituent Assembly of India for years 1947–1952.〔 He was elevated from C.I.E. and made a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire on 1 January 1933.〔〔United Empire, Volume 24, 1933 pp 116〕 After, the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, he started construction of a fort called Raj Quila, to commemorate the memory, when the British Raj announced to confer the title of "Native Prince" to Maharaja Kameshwar Singh. The contract was given to a Calcutta-based firm and work was on in full swing in 1939–40. Three sides of the fort were constructed with all the protective measures till work was stayed because of litigation and a stay order from the high court. With the abolition of native royalties by the Indian government post-Independence, work on the fort was eventually abandoned. After independence of India, he was elected as Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) 1952–1958 as a Jharkhand Party candidate and got re-elected again in 1960 and was a member of Rajya Sabha till his death in 1962.〔Courage and benevolence: correspondence and speeches of India's prime-estate holder Maharajadhiraja Kameshwar Singh (1907–1962) Kameshwar Singh (Maharaja of Darbhanga), Hetukar Jha, Mahārājādhirāja Kāmeśvara Siṃha Kalyāṇī Phāuṇḍeśana by Maharajadhiraj Kameshwar Singh Kalyani Foundation, 2007 – Darbhanga (India : Division)〕〔(Darbhanga )〕 He also was the President the Maithil Mahasabha from 1929–1962.〔Language, Religion and Politics in North India Paul R. Brass – 2005by – Page 448〕 and also President of the Sri Bharat Dharma Mahamandal.〔〔 He was life time president of Bihar Landholders' Association and also served as the President of the All-India Landholders' Association and Bengal Landholders' Association. Further, he was elected as the president of the Bihar United Party of per-independence era.〔Who's who in Western India 1934– Page 43〕〔The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who by Sir Stanley Reed – 1934〕 and guided its policy during the critical years of Agrarian disquet in Bihar.〔The Journal of the Bihar Research Society by Bihar Research Society – 1962– Volume 48 – Page 100〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kameshwar Singh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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