Raja Baidyanath died in 1780 without an heir. His widow Rani Saraswati adopted a young boy named Radhanath. Radhanath obtained a sanad from the british declaring him successor to Baidayanath, on payment of a succession fee of 730 mohars. Warren Hastings signed the sanad where lands of the estate were given. Since Raja Radhanath was minor, the management of the estate was looked after first by Raja Devi Singh of Dilwarput, Murshidabad and later by one Janaki Ram Singh, brother of the Rani Sawaswati, Janaki Ram Singh was not efficient in running the estate. He failed to understand the strictness of the British revenue system and had arrears on his payment.Therefore, the Board of Revenue removed him fro the post of manager, Ram Kanta Ray, a relative of the Raj family, was appointed as a new manager in 1787.he was doing his duty well.But young Radhanath and Rani Sarawati did not like him and British because of the removal of Janaki Ram Singh for his simple fault of arrears in Payments.
It is said that Rani Saraswati became very annoyed with the British due to their interference in der estate.F.W.Strong (1912:26) has given a citation from Westmacott regarding the attitude of the Rani towards British rule.
The Ranee's feelings of hostility against the British rule are pardonable. He husband for 20 years had reigned almost as an independent prince, and after his death her brother Janokee Ram had maintained an equal state. Suddenly her brother was called upon to pay his revenue with a punctually never known before, and on default was sent in custody to Calcutta, and she never saw him again. The collections of the estate were taken entirely out of the hands of the family. and even the expenses of repairs of the Rajbaree and the monthly wages of the servants, were defrayed by Government orders without reference to her wishes. The herd of buffaloes belonging to the Rajbaree was sent to the uncultivated part of the district as a public nuisance, and many of the consecrated cattle were sold.The Ranee was not even allowed to take care of her adopted son,9 or 10 years old, but he was made over for education to the manager, Ram Kanto Roy, for whom she had a strong personal aversion.At the same time the income of the Zamindaree was beign decreased by the abolition of all the illegal taxes and ceases which the Rajas had collected as long as she could remember and by the determination of Government that the family charities were to be paid out of the privy purse and not out of the imperial revenue as heretofore.She was naturally in no temper to look on Mr.Hatch's reforms as beneficial or to acquiesce in the action of Government.
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It is said that Rani Saraswati became very annoyed with the British due to their interference in der estate.F.W.Strong (1912:26) has given a citation from Westmacott regarding the attitude of the Rani towards British rule.
The Ranee's feelings of hostility against the British rule are pardonable. He husband for 20 years had reigned almost as an independent prince, and after his death her brother Janokee Ram had maintained an equal state. Suddenly her brother was called upon to pay his revenue with a punctually never known before, and on default was sent in custody to Calcutta, and she never saw him again. The collections of the estate were taken entirely out of the hands of the family. and even the expenses of repairs of the Rajbaree and the monthly wages of the servants, were defrayed by Government orders without reference to her wishes. The herd of buffaloes belonging to the Rajbaree was sent to the uncultivated part of the district as a public nuisance, and many of the consecrated cattle were sold.The Ranee was not even allowed to take care of her adopted son,9 or 10 years old, but he was made over for education to the manager, Ram Kanto Roy, for whom she had a strong personal aversion.At the same time the income of the Zamindaree was beign decreased by the abolition of all the illegal taxes and ceases which the Rajas had collected as long as she could remember and by the determination of Government that the family charities were to be paid out of the privy purse and not out of the imperial revenue as heretofore.She was naturally in no temper to look on Mr.Hatch's reforms as beneficial or to acquiesce in the action of Government.
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