Talent, Ambition, Glory, Betrayal and Downfall: The Painful Tale of Raja Sitaram Ray
Raja Sitaram Ray was a self-made Hindu king who built a small empire by the dint of his talent, bravery and leadership. He was also the last Hindu king of Bengal, executed by Murshid Quli Khan
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EVEN EIGHTY YEARS AGO, Raja Sitaram Ray was a name celebrated in the folklore of Bengal. Among others, the greatest Bengali novelist, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya had immortalised the king in his final novel Sitaram, published in 1886. We need no greater authority than Jadunath Sarkar to attest to the acclaim of this work:
“the …