Ulpur
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Ulpur is a village to the north of Golpalganj in Bangladesh
. It has been founded by the Basu family as seat of their Zamindari & Jagir called Shahpur.
Shahpur Pargana
consisted of 27 villages and a population of 30200 in 1931 with Ulpur being the central village and seat of the Zamindari.
Dasarath Basu arrived in the 11th century in Bengal. One of his descendants, Raghunandan Basu, was reconfirmed the Zamindar
i / Jagir
of Ulpur / Shahpur by the Moghuls in the 16th century, where his descendants settled.
Many members of the Basu Roy Chowdhury clan of Ulpur left their ancestral home in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) after India was divided in 1947. However a few have remained behind and continue to participate in the social, political and cultural life of the area.
The estates of the different family members can still be found in Ulpur and are now used by the villagers as their homes. The smaller temples and ponds are in a decaying condition, but the main Kali temple is still in use and has been recently renovated.
The village was once the center of the district/pargana with markets and a very active cultural life.
Ulpur (Basu Roy Chowdhury) emigres
Most Basu Roy Chowdhurys as well as other emigres from Ulpur settled down in Calcutta, then the largest city in India. An Ulpur Sammelani exists in that city of `exiles' from the village. In the 1950s, Ulpur emigres had also set up a Ulpur football club which participated in the Indian Football Association shield.
Besides, calcutta, Ulpur residents have settled in Delhi, and most cities in India. They have also settled down in the UK, Germany, Australia, Romania and other parts of the globe.
http://picasaweb.google.com/gregor.roy/Ulpur Fotos of Ulpur
http://www.ulpur.org Basu Roy Chowdhury of Ulpur webpage
http://www.artnewsnviews.com/view-article.php?article=a-concise-chronicle-of-bengal-s-modern-sculpture&iid=15&articleid=314 article on Sarbari Roy Chowdhury
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It has been founded by the Basu family as seat of their Zamindari & Jagir called Shahpur.
Shahpur Pargana
Pargana
A pargana is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent, used primarily, but not exclusively, by the Muslim kingdoms.Parganas were introduced by the Delhi Sultanate, and the word is of Persian origin. As a revenue unit, a pargana consists of several mouzas, which are the smallest...
consisted of 27 villages and a population of 30200 in 1931 with Ulpur being the central village and seat of the Zamindari.
Dasarath Basu arrived in the 11th century in Bengal. One of his descendants, Raghunandan Basu, was reconfirmed the Zamindar
Zamindar
A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...
i / Jagir
Jagir
In historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
of Ulpur / Shahpur by the Moghuls in the 16th century, where his descendants settled.
Many members of the Basu Roy Chowdhury clan of Ulpur left their ancestral home in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) after India was divided in 1947. However a few have remained behind and continue to participate in the social, political and cultural life of the area.
The estates of the different family members can still be found in Ulpur and are now used by the villagers as their homes. The smaller temples and ponds are in a decaying condition, but the main Kali temple is still in use and has been recently renovated.
The village was once the center of the district/pargana with markets and a very active cultural life.
Ulpur (Basu Roy Chowdhury) emigres
Most Basu Roy Chowdhurys as well as other emigres from Ulpur settled down in Calcutta, then the largest city in India. An Ulpur Sammelani exists in that city of `exiles' from the village. In the 1950s, Ulpur emigres had also set up a Ulpur football club which participated in the Indian Football Association shield.
Besides, calcutta, Ulpur residents have settled in Delhi, and most cities in India. They have also settled down in the UK, Germany, Australia, Romania and other parts of the globe.
| name of village | population |
|---|---|
| Ulpur | 3000 |
| Tentulia | 1850 |
| Rautkhamar | 1250 |
| Mollakandi | 700 |
| Kathalbari | 350 |
| Nijra | 6000 |
| Rautpara | 400 |
| Barkhadiya | 450 |
| Shoorgram | 750 |
| Kalpur | 900 |
| Boultali | 600 |
| Krishnapur | 950 |
| Gandiasur | 600 |
| Thutamandra | 1500 |
| Barodomrasur | 1000 |
| Demakari | 150 |
| Puisur | 50 |
| Panail | 150 |
| Targram | 1900 |
| Hatbaria | 1000 |
| Balakari | 1950 |
| Bongram | 2000 |
| Kangsur | 950 |
| Aruakangsur | 750 |
| Khatiyagarh | 1100 |
Ulpurians
- Sarbari Roy Chowdhury, born in 1933 in Ulpur,well known bengali sculpturor
- Subrata Roy ChowdhurySubrata Roy ChowdhurySubrata Roy Chowdhury is an Indian lawyer who has distinguished himself as a practitioner both in the Supreme Court of India and in the Calcutta High Court. Less well known to members of the Indian Bar who are more often involved only in the municipal law issues is his role as a public...
External references and Reading
http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/u/u.html Indian princely states websitehttp://picasaweb.google.com/gregor.roy/Ulpur Fotos of Ulpur
http://www.ulpur.org Basu Roy Chowdhury of Ulpur webpage
http://www.artnewsnviews.com/view-article.php?article=a-concise-chronicle-of-bengal-s-modern-sculpture&iid=15&articleid=314 article on Sarbari Roy Chowdhury