Maharaja Tikait Rai Bahadur (1760–1808) was the Diwan of Awadh from 1791 - 1796 in the regime of Asaf-u-daula. He was a Hindu Kayastha of the Srivastava sub-caste .
Maharaja Tikait Rai commanded the highest positions comparable to that of Raja Newal Rai, among the Hindu Diwans of Asaf-ud-daula. Maharaja Tikait Rai founded the towns of Tikait Nagar in Barabanki and Tikait Ganj in Raebareli
He is still remembered for his lavish charities and was known as the Raja Karan [nt 1] of his time. He granted stipends and pensions to many learned men and other deserving people.[nt 2] On the other hand, he had the ill reputation of being an invert, which probably explains his appointment, when he became acting minister, of many inexperienced and incompetent young men to offices of responsibility.[nt 3] In June 1792 Tikait Rai was selected to succeed Haidar Beg because of his long experience in the revenue department and the complete confidence that the late minister had reposed in him.
Maharaja Tikait Rai commanded the highest positions comparable to that of Raja Newal Rai, among the Hindu Diwans of Asaf-ud-daula. Maharaja Tikait Rai founded the towns of Tikait Nagar in Barabanki and Tikait Ganj in Raebareli
He is still remembered for his lavish charities and was known as the Raja Karan [nt 1] of his time. He granted stipends and pensions to many learned men and other deserving people.[nt 2] On the other hand, he had the ill reputation of being an invert, which probably explains his appointment, when he became acting minister, of many inexperienced and incompetent young men to offices of responsibility.[nt 3] In June 1792 Tikait Rai was selected to succeed Haidar Beg because of his long experience in the revenue department and the complete confidence that the late minister had reposed in him.