of the Raja for a few months, and some believe that their Basant Bahar composition "Des des ki thi jung dushman sab har gaye" praises the Raja. Another musician, Altaf Hussain Khan of Khurja, served as a court musician in the darbar of the Raja. Altaf Hussain Khan also gave music lessons to Raja's eldest son, Rajkumar Shyamanand Sinha. Sinha stayed in public life until his death in 1938. His place of residence remained the Champanagar Deorhi in Purnia inherited from his father. See also Banaili Raj Darbhanga Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Gallery References 1938 deaths People from Bihar 1880 births 20th-century Indian philanthropists