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 to 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).

Descendants

See also

References
  1. Mitra, Swati (2002). Good Earth Varanasi city guide. Eicher Goodearth Limited. p. 126. ISBN 978-81-87780-04-5.
  2. Ramleela - Ramnagar Varanasi Official website.
  3. Ramlila: The Performance in Ramnagar Archived 22 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine University of North Texas.
Preceded by
Raja Mahip Narayan Singh		 Rulers of Benares State
1794–1835		 Succeeded by
Maharaja Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh
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