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Now, Sultanpur wants to be named after mythical Kush

SULTANPUR: On March 25 this year, a delegation of Rajputs, most of them from Sultanpur , met Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik in Lucknow with a request.


They handed over to him a bunch of papers and a book titled ‘Sultanpur: Itihas ki Jhalak’, written by Rajeshwar Singh. By April, the governor had sent a letter to the chief minister putting in a word for the delegation’s request—that of changing Sultanpur’s name to ‘Kushbhawanpur’ or the land where Kush resided.



As Sultanpur goes to polls on May 12, several organisations including Rajputana Shaurya Foundation, which had led the delegation, have been demanding the city’s name to be changed.

The premise for the move is the traditional belief that Lord Ram’s son Kush founded the city situated on the banks of the river Gomti. Sultanpur has a lone bronze idol of Kush on Sitakund ghat which came up during the Samajwadi Party government’s regime in 2004.

“It is not mere oral tradition. It is proven that Kushji founded the city and lived here,” contests the city-based writer, Singh, who is more than 80 years old.

“I was a student of Calcutta University where I had access to a world-class library. I took notes on everything around Sultanpur and wrote this book after extensive research,” he said, showing references to the claims of Sultanpur being Kushbhawanpur in Tretayug.

“Ram’s kingdom was divided between his sons. Luv ascended the northern portion while the southern went to Kush. It extended till the river Sindika (now called Sai). This region is what is today known as Sultanpur. Records show that its ancient names are Kushpur, Kushavati and Kushbhawanpur,” explains Singh. P 7

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