The Hon'ble Chandipat Sahay was a principal zamindar and ruler of the Patna zamindari estate, primarily governing the district of

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. He also served a term as a Member of Legislative Council in the Legislative Council of the Governor of Bihar and Orissa, representing the

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Landholders' Constituency, where he was appointed to the Panel of Chairmen.

Politics

He was appointed to the Legislative Council of the Governor of Bihar and Orissa by

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in 1923. He was also a member of the Licensing Board of Patna. Drawing from his own experiences as a

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, he was responsible for the abolition of chaukidari tax in

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. In 1931, he was invited by Sir Mohammad Fakhruddin,

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, and Syed Abdul Aziz to assist in preventing Hindu-Muslim riots in Bihar.

Music patronage

He was a patron of

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, and hosted some of the greatest classical musicians at his

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performed there for two consecutive days, whereas other performers included

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and Maharajji Berve. In 1931, he founded Sangeet Sadan along with Hari Narayan Kapoor, the only music school in Patna at the time, in his estate's palace. Since music was taboo at the time, he established the school to educate the people about its nuances and remove the stigma associated with music. The first five students of the school came from the

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itself. His son, Jwalapati Sahay, a zamindar, emerged as one of the best

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singers of his time.
The school was also supported by his peers, including

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, Rajandhari Sinha, Lady Imam,

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Rajiv Ranjan Prasad Sinha, Sir Fazl Ali and

, among others.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahay, Chandipat Year of birth missing Year of death missing Indian landlords Politicians from Patna

Politics

Music patronage

See also

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