Zamindaar Babu Trilok Nath
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HH Zamindaar Babu Trilok Nath (born Trilok Nath Shrivastav 1866-1960) was a royal prince from the princely state of British India. He was the princely ruler of at Belghat, Northwest Province, British India (modern day of Uttar Pradesh, India). He was especially invited by the ruling Maharaja of Nepal Shree Teen Sarkar Jang Bahadur to head the team for land surveys between the disputed border of British India and Nepal. He is known to be the pioneer of land reform act. He established a clear line between the borders of British India and Nepal. He landed in Nepal and started the inspection from the eastern state of Nepal to all the way in the west. While he was in Bardiya, he married a young woman and the princess of the princely state of Bardia.
Subsequently, he purchased 400 acres of land in an auction of land by the ruling Maharajas and established himself as the Zamindaar of Bardiya. Notably, this district of Nepal was gifted to Nepal by the British India government for their support to crush the Indian Independence movement. As such, most of the offsprings of the Rana Empire established themselves as the princely kings. Presently, "Pratibha Rana", the princess of the princely state is the CA member of Nepal constitutional drafting committee in Nepal. Trilok Nath completed his survey and forged a partnership with the Rana government which allowed him to stay in Nepal and rule as a princely king. Later, he established the city and encouraged free trade between India and Nepal. He hailed from the Lalitaditya dynasty. His offsprings are scattered in India, Nepal, Australia and United States. His youngest grandson is the founder of UNN.
Treaty of Sugauli
Trilok Nath adjusted the map few times when the territory of Nepal and British India was revised under the treaty. Modern day pillars of the borders were chosen by him.
Trilok Nath Road Churaha
To commemorate his services, the five kilometer road linking Nepal and India was named after him. This road is the major transport route these days. This road was built on his personal land donated his eldest son.
The First High School
Trilok Nath established the first high school in the western Nepal. It is said that he was a fan of poet Lakshmi Prasad Devota. As such, he established the school after his name. Today, this school is in a dying condition because of the lack of responsible trustees.
Death
It was reported that Trilok Nath died because of heart attack after a consideration portion of his land was taken by the government in the "Land Reform Act" passed by King Mahendra of Nepal.
See also
- Bardia (Nepal)
- ]]Jung Bahadur Rana]]
References
- "Zamindaari System of Bardiya", Dinesh Shrestha, 2000. Kamana Publications.
- "Kamaiya Pratha", Sanjay Gautam, 1998, Pandey Publications.
- "Naya Muluk", Manoj Paudel, 1990, Sundar Chhapakhana.
- Bardiya Times. Issue 15.1