Kalakankar Explained

Kalakankar
Native Name Lang:	hi
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:	26.1246°N 81.5328°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Pratapgarh
Governing Body:	Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:	Metric
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	HindiAwadhi
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Registration Plate:	UP-72

Kalakankar^[1] is a village in Pratapgarh district of Indian state Uttar Pradesh.

Kalakankar was a Taluqdari in British India. The famous Hindi poet Sumitranandan Pant lived here.^{[2] [3]}

Kalakankar estate

Kalakankar was an estate (taluqdari) of Oudh. The Taluqdari was controlled by Bisen clan of Rajputs.^[4]

Rulers and other prominent members of Kalakankar estate:-

• Raja Hanumant Singh
• Lal Pratap Singh
• Raja Rampal Singh
• Raja Awadhesh Singh
• Kunwar Suresh Singh
• Kunwar Brajesh Singh
• Raja Dinesh Singh
• Rajkumari Ratna Singh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kalakankar District. mapsofindia . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603085826/https://www.mapsofindia.com/pincode/india/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh/kalakankar.html. 3 June 2020 . live .
2. "Uttar Pradesh in Statistics," Kripa Shankar, APH Publishing, 1987, ISBN 9788170240716
3. "Political Process in Uttar Pradesh: Identity, Economic Reforms, and Governance," Sudha Pai (editor), Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Pearson Education India, 2007, ISBN 9788131707975
4. Web site: This Pratapgarh princess befriended Stalin's daughter. 10 May 2019. Husain . Yusra . The Times of India.