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		<title>Mukbil at 14:52, 22 September 2021</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Devi, Hemantakumari&#039;&#039;&#039; (1869-1942) the last Maharani of the &#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;P&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;nch&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;ni&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039; (one fifth) estate of the [[puthia]] &#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;r&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;j&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039; family in the district of Rajshahi. Born in a middle class family in the village Dhulla of the present district of [[manikganj]], Hemantakumari Devi was married in 1880 to Jatindranarayan of the Puthia raj family. Three years later at the tender age of only fourteen, she lost her husband.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Devi, Hemantakumari&#039;&#039;&#039; (1869-1942) &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/ins&gt;the last Maharani of the &#039;&#039;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Panchani&lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039; (one fifth) estate of the [[puthia]] &#039;&#039;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;raj&lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039; family in the district of Rajshahi. Born in a middle class family in the village Dhulla of the present district of [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Manikganj District|&lt;/ins&gt;manikganj]], Hemantakumari Devi was married in 1880 to Jatindranarayan of the Puthia raj family. Three years later at the tender age of only fourteen, she lost her husband.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;She took upon herself the responsibility of the management of the estate in 1887 and within a short time demonstrated her ability as an astute estate administrator. The estate income rose sharply under her management. She earned a great reputation as a patron of learning and public works. Notable among the institutions she set up are the &#039;Hemantakumari Boarding&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;;&lt;/del&gt;, &#039;Maharani Hemantakumari Sanskrit College&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;; &lt;/del&gt;and &#039;Maharani Hemantakumari Water Works&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;;&lt;/del&gt;, built in the city of Rajshahi. In recognition of her welfare activities the government awarded her the title of Rani in 1901 and Maharani in 1927. [Kazi Md Mostafizur Rahman&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;] [Rahman, Kazi Md Mostafizur  Professor of Islamic History and Culture, Rajshahi University&lt;/del&gt;]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;She took upon herself the responsibility of the management of the estate in 1887 and within a short time demonstrated her ability as an astute estate administrator. The estate income rose sharply under her management. She earned a great reputation as a patron of learning and public works. Notable among the institutions she set up are the &#039;Hemantakumari Boarding&#039;, &#039;Maharani Hemantakumari Sanskrit College&#039; and &#039;Maharani Hemantakumari Water Works&#039;, built in the city of Rajshahi. In recognition of her welfare activities the government awarded her the title of Rani in 1901 and Maharani in 1927. [Kazi Md Mostafizur Rahman]  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Mukbil</name></author>
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		<title>Nasirkhan: Content Updated.</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Devi, Hemantakumari&#039;&#039;&#039; (1869-1942) the last Maharani of the &#039;&#039;P&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;nch&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;ni&#039;&#039; (one fifth) estate of the [[puthia]] &#039;&#039;r&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; family in the district of Rajshahi. Born in a middle class family in the village Dhulla of the present district of [[manikganj]], Hemantakumari Devi was married in 1880 to Jatindranarayan of the Puthia raj family. Three years later at the tender age of only fourteen, she lost her husband.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Devi, Hemantakumari&#039;&#039;&#039; (1869-1942) the last Maharani of the &#039;&#039;P&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;nch&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;ni&#039;&#039; (one fifth) estate of the [[puthia]] &#039;&#039;r&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; family in the district of Rajshahi. Born in a middle class family in the village Dhulla of the present district of [[manikganj]], Hemantakumari Devi was married in 1880 to Jatindranarayan of the Puthia raj family. Three years later at the tender age of only fourteen, she lost her husband.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;She took upon herself the responsibility of the management of the estate in 1887 and within a short time demonstrated her ability as an astute estate administrator. The estate income rose sharply under her management. She earned a great reputation as a patron of learning and public works. Notable among the institutions she set up are the &#039;Hemantakumari Boarding&#039;;, &#039;Maharani Hemantakumari Sanskrit College&#039;; and &#039;Maharani Hemantakumari Water Works&#039;;, built in the city of Rajshahi. In recognition of her welfare activities the government awarded her the title of Rani in 1901 and Maharani in 1927. [Kazi Md Mostafizur Rahman] [Rahman, Kazi Md Mostafizur  Professor of Islamic History and Culture, Rajshahi University]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  She took upon herself the responsibility of the management of the estate in 1887 and within a short time demonstrated her ability as an astute estate administrator. The estate income rose sharply under her management. She earned a great reputation as a patron of learning and public works. Notable among the institutions she set up are the &#039;Hemantakumari Boarding&#039;;, &#039;Maharani Hemantakumari Sanskrit College&#039;; and &#039;Maharani Hemantakumari Water Works&#039;;, built in the city of Rajshahi. In recognition of her welfare activities the government awarded her the title of Rani in 1901 and Maharani in 1927. [Kazi Md Mostafizur Rahman] [Rahman, Kazi Md Mostafizur  Professor of Islamic History and Culture, Rajshahi University]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Nasirkhan</name></author>
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 &amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;She took upon herself the responsibility of the management of the estate in 1887 and within a short time demonstrated her ability as an astute estate administrator. The estate income rose sharply under her management. She earned a great reputation as a patron of learning and public works. Notable among the institutions she set up are the &amp;#039;Hemantakumari Boarding&amp;#039;;, &amp;#039;Maharani Hemantakumari Sanskrit College&amp;#039;; and &amp;#039;Maharani Hemantakumari Water Works&amp;#039;;, built in the city of Rajshahi. In recognition of her welfare activities the government awarded her the title of Rani in 1901 and Maharani in 1927. [Kazi Md Mostafizur Rahman] [Rahman, Kazi Md Mostafizur  Professor of Islamic History and Culture, Rajshahi University]&lt;br /&gt;
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