Lakshmeshwar Singh was the eldest son of Maharaja Maheshwar Singh of Darbhanga, who died when Lakshmeshwar was aged two. The
British Raj placed the estate of Darbhanga under the control of the
Court of Wards because the heirs to the estate were minors. One of his tutors was a Scottish-Englishman, Chester Macnaghten until his majority, then became the founding principle of the
Rajkumar College, Rajkot. >>> Impact of the following para on the Darbhanga Princely order especially the young prince Lakshmeshwar educated under western system of education as the norm of the British to impart Western aspects and the mother and family at large wanting to also Brahmin cultural education may also have educated the tutor with training of Princely Orders which was manifested in training some 170 tutors at the first public school in British India at the Rajkumar College Rajkot>>>>> of the and also the Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Bahadur (ruled 1860 to 1898) (born 25 September 1858, died 17 December 1898). He was a philanthropist. His statue (by Edward Onslow Ford) was installed in Calcutta in 1904 at Dalhousie Square as a tribute to him. Lakshmeshwar Singh was only two years old his father's death, so Raj Darbhanga was placed under Ward of Court. He was the first Maharaja of Darbhanga to receive a western education, from a British tutor, Chester Mcnaughton (who was later the founding principal of the Rajkumar College, Rajkot), and took over the reins of Raj Darbhanga on 25 September 1879 after attaining his majority. He devoted himself to public works and was recognized as one of the greatest nobles and philanthropists of India at that time. On 22 June 1897, he was advanced to the rank of Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire.[10][11] --> For the next 19 years, until he attained majority, he was caught in political one-upmanship between his mother, who was supported by family priests, and the Tutors appointed by the British Government, who wanted him to be free from
Zenana influence. He along with his younger brother Rameshwar Singh (who became Maharaja of Darbhanga after Lakshmeshwar Singh's death) received a western education from Government appointed tutors as well as a traditional Indian education from a
Sanskrit Pandit, one of his uncles, a
Maulvi and a Bengali gentleman. During the period when Lakshmeshwar Singh was under the guardianship of the Court of Wards, he received a monthly allowance of
Rs. 5 a month even though the annual income of his estate was equivalent to a six-digit figure in pounds sterling. On attaining his majority, Lakshmeshwar Singh devoted himself entirely to public duties of his position. He was appointed and served as a Member of the Legislative Council of the Viceroy. He was also one of nine members of the
Royal Commission on Opium of 1895, formed by the British Government.
Haridas Viharidas Desai, the Diwan of
Junagadh, was the only other Indian member. In 1875, Tirhut Railway was one such privately-owned train service which was introduced by Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh of Darbhanga way back in 1874 to serve the drought-hit general public in North Bihar. It is also known as the first private train of the country.
Railway Line opened in
Darbhanga between
Mokama and Darbhanga by Local King Lakshmeshwar Singh of
Raj Darbhanga through
Tirhut Railway. Lakshmeshwar Singh died on 17 December 1898. He did not have any children and thus his younger brother, Rameshwar Singh, succeeded him as Maharaja. ==Public charity==