Kulachandra Singh Explained

Kulachandra Singh
Ningthou & Maharaja
Reign:1890–1891
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Birth Place:Manipur Kingdom
Death Place:Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Burial Place:Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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House:Ningthouja dynasty
House-Type:royal
Royal House:Ningthouja dynasty
Dynasty:Ningthouja dynasty
Occupation:monarch

Kulachandra Singh was a Meitei monarch and the Maharaja of Manipur kingdom. He was a son of Maharaja Chandrakriti.[1]

Exile to the Cellular Jail

At the end of the Anglo-Manipur War in the year 1891, which resulted in the British victory, Kulachandra Singh and other 22 Manipuri freedom fighters were exiled to the then British penal colony in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. At the time of their exile, the Cellular Jail (Kalapani) was about to be built in the island. So, Kulachandra Singh and the other 22 men were imprisoned on the Mount Manipur (Mount Harriet), in the present day South Andaman district.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Commemoration

Re-christening of a mountain peak and a national park

Paying tribute to Kulachandra Singh's sacrifice for his motherland Manipur and spending the rest of his life in the Andaman islands, the Union Government of India officially renamed the Mount Harriet into Mount Manipur and the Mount Harriet National Park into Mount Manipur National Park. During October 2021, Amit Shah, a Union Home Minister of the Republic of India, initially announced the re-christening of the mountain and the national park.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Mount Manipur Memorial

Mount Manipur Memorial is a memorial site, that commemorates and pays tributes to Meitei King Kulachandra Singh and the other exiled freedom fighters.[14] [15] [16] [17] The site is being built in the Mount Manipur (Mount Harriet) by the Government of Manipur, through an agreement with the authorities of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, assisted by the Union Government of India.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

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Notes and References

  1. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_192.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 186.
  2. Web site: 20 October 2021 . Explained: Why a peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is now named after Manipur . 13 September 2022 . The Indian Express . en.
  3. Web site: 17 October 2021 . Mount Harriet in Andaman to be named Mount Manipur in tribute to freedom fighters . 13 September 2022 . Hindustan Times . en.
  4. Web site: NEWS . NE NOW . 17 October 2021 . Assam CM welcomes move to rename Mount Harriet in Andaman as Mount Manipur . 13 September 2022 . NORTHEAST NOW . en-US.
  5. Web site: NEWS . NE NOW . 16 October 2021 . Tribute to Manipuri freedom fighters: Mount Harriet in Kalapani to be renamed as Mount Manipur . 13 September 2022 . NORTHEAST NOW . en-US.
  6. News: Singh . Bikash . Manipur breaks into celebration as Centre renames Andaman's 'Mount Harriet' as 'Mount Manipur' . The Economic Times . 13 September 2022.
  7. Web site: Mount Harriet to be called Mount Manipur: Amit Shah . 13 September 2022 . Imphal Free Press . en.
  8. Web site: 17 October 2021 . Mount Harriet in Andaman to be named Mount Manipur in tribute to freedom fighters . 13 September 2022 . Hindustan Times . en.
  9. Web site: NEWS . NE NOW . 16 October 2021 . Tribute to Manipuri freedom fighters: Mount Harriet in Kalapani to be renamed as Mount Manipur . 13 September 2022 . NORTHEAST NOW . en-US.
  10. News: Singh . Bikash . Manipur breaks into celebration as Centre renames Andaman's 'Mount Harriet' as 'Mount Manipur' . The Economic Times . 13 September 2022.
  11. News: Laithangbam . Iboyaima . 17 October 2021 . Manipur residents celebrate renaming of Mount Harriet . en-IN . The Hindu . 13 September 2022 . 0971-751X.
  12. Web site: Mount Manipur alias Mt Harriet in Andamans . 13 September 2022 . www.thesangaiexpress.com . en.
  13. Web site: Mount Harriet to be called Mount Manipur: Amit Shah . 13 September 2022 . Imphal Free Press . en.
  14. Web site: 3 September 2022 . Manipur-Based Design Studio Bags Prestigious 'International Muse Design Award 2022' For Mount Manipur Memorial . 13 September 2022 . Northeast Today . en-US.
  15. Web site: 4 September 2022 . Designer of Mount Manipur Memorial wins Award . 13 September 2022 . Signpost News . English.
  16. Web site: 4 September 2022 . Manipur based design studio bags International Muse Design Award 2022 for its 'Mount Manipur' project . 13 September 2022 . India Today NE . hi.
  17. Web site: Huidrom Design Studio wins Muse Design Award : 04th sep22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines . 13 September 2022 . e-pao.net.
  18. Web site: 17 October 2021 . Mount Harriet in Andaman to be named Mount Manipur in tribute to freedom fighters . 13 September 2022 . Hindustan Times . en.
  19. Web site: NEWS . NE NOW . 16 October 2021 . Tribute to Manipuri freedom fighters: Mount Harriet in Kalapani to be renamed as Mount Manipur . 13 September 2022 . NORTHEAST NOW . en-US.
  20. Web site: NEWS . NE NOW . 17 October 2021 . Assam CM welcomes move to rename Mount Harriet in Andaman as Mount Manipur . 13 September 2022 . NORTHEAST NOW . en-US.
  21. News: Singh . Bikash . Manipur breaks into celebration as Centre renames Andaman's 'Mount Harriet' as 'Mount Manipur' . The Economic Times . 13 September 2022.
  22. Web site: Mount Harriet to be called Mount Manipur: Amit Shah . 13 September 2022 . Imphal Free Press . en.

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