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Narendra Krishna Deb
Sir Maharaja Bahadur Narendra Krishna Deb ( bn, নরেন্দ্রকৃষ্ণ দেব; 10 October 1822 -1904) was a scion of Sovabazar Raj family and a noted citizen of his time. He was son of Raja Rajkrishna Deb (1782–1823). His father was son of Raja Nabakrishna Deb, who was born after Nabakrishna adopted Gopi Mohun Deb. Narendra Krishna and was educated at the Hindu College. He served as deputy magistrate from 1844 to 1853. Later, he served as Municipal Commissioner of Calcutta, Justice of Peace, Honorary Magistrate. He was a member of Governor-General's Legislative Council and also served as president of British Indian Association and a fellow of Calcutta University The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, C .... He was made Raja in 1875, Maharaja in 1878, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sovabazar Raj
The Sovabazar Raj family, seated at Sovabazar Palace in the Indian city of Kolkata, were the Zamindars of Shobhabazar. The clan begins with a Maharaja Naba Krishna Deb Bahadur left behind two sons, adopted son Raja Gopimohan Deb (1768) and his own son Raja Raj Krishna Deb. Raja Gopimohan Deb was founder director of Hindu College and founder of famous Dharma Sabha. He offered much precious gold and silver to Maa Kali of Kalighat. A very well known scholar in Hindi, Parsi, and English. His son was Radhakanta Deb, whereas Raja Rajkrishna Deb (1782–1823) had eight sons. *Shiv Krishna *Kali Krishna *Debi Krishna *Apurba Krishna *Kamal Krishna *Madhab Krishna * Narendra Krishna Deb The Zamindari consisted more than half of Sutanuti and thousands of acres of lands in several districts of Bengal (now parts of West Bengal and Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabakrishna Deb
Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb (also known as Raja Nabakrishna Deb, archaic spelling Nubkissen; 10 October 1733 – 22 December 1797), founder of the Shovabazar Raj family, was a prominent zamindar and close confidant and friend of Robert Clive. He was the key figure in the liberation of Bengal from islamist occupation of Siraj ud Dullah.Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali, ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) , Vol I, 1998 edition, p 242. Cotton, H.E.A., ''Calcutta Old and New'', 1909/1980, p288-289, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Gallery File:Shovabazar Durga Puja.jpg, Thakurdalan at Shobhabazar Rajbari File:Shovabazar Singha Darja.jpg, Singh Dwar (Lion gate) at Shobhabazar Rajbari File:Shovabazar Natmandir.jpg, Natmandir at Shobhabazar Rajbari See also * Shobhabazar * Shobhabazar Rajbari Shobhabazar Rajbari (Shobhabazar Royal Palace) is the palace of the Shobhabazar royal family located in the Indian city of Kolkata. History Mahara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopi Mohun Deb
Gopi Mohun Deb (1798-1847)A Biographical Sketch of David Hare - by Peary Chand Mitra, Gauranga Gopal Sengupta - 1979 Page 176 was one of scions the Shovabazar Raj family, a noted philanthropist educationist and foremost leader of Calcutta's Hindu society. He was son of Ram Sundar Deb and was later adopted by his uncle Raja Naba Krishna Deb. Raja Naba Krishan later had a son from his marriage in later life named, Rajkrishna Deb (''Raja Bahadur''), with whom Gopi Mohun shared the affairs of Sovabazar Estate, jointly. Gopi Mohan was a noted Persian scholar and one of the first five founder members and Directors of the Hindu College along with David Hare and others. He was given title of ''Raja Bahadur'' by British and was generally referred to as Raja Gopi Mohun Deb. He was the founder of famous ''Dharma Sabha'', a conservative Hindu religious body, which spoke on views and rights of Hindus. His son Raja Radhakanta Deb was also a noted a scholar and a leader of the Calcutta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu College (other)
Hindu College may refers to several colleges around the world, including: India *Dharmamurthi Rao Bhahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu * Gobardanga Hindu College, West Bengal * Gokul Das Hindu Girls College, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh *Hindu College, Delhi, founded in 1899 *Hindu College, Amritsar, Punjab *Hindu College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh * Hindu College, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh * Hindu College of Education, Sonipat, Haryana * Hindu College of Engineering Sonipat, Haryana * Hindu College of Pharmacy, Sonipat, Haryana * Hindu Degree College, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh * Presidency University, Kolkata and Hindu School, Kolkata, West Bengal, which was called Hindu College until 1855. * Sri Venkateswara Hindu College of Engineering, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh *South Travancore Hindu College, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu Sri Lanka *Attiar Hindu College *Batticaloa Hindu College *Chavakachcheri Hindu College * Colombo Hindu College * Jaffna Hindu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu College, Kolkata
Presidency University, Kolkata (formerly known as Presidency College, Kolkata) is a second major public state aided research university located in College Street, Kolkata. Considered as one of best colleges when Presidency College was affiliated to University of Calcutta. Established in 1817, it is the oldest college in India (in Asia as well). It was formerly known as Hindu College and then Presidency College and now Presidency University. The institution was elevated to university status in 2010 after functioning as a top constituent college of the University of Calcutta for about 193 years. The university had its bicentenary celebrations in 2017. In its first cycle as a university, Presidency received A grade with a score of 3.04/4.00 by the NAAC. Presidency has been recognized as an "Institute of National Eminence" by the UGC. It appeared in the inaugural list of top 50 institutions of NIRF rankings in 2016. However, NIRF rankings in 2017 and 2018 excluded universiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of East India, Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the List of cities in India by population, seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata metropolitan area, Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the List of metropolitan areas in India, third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Indian Association
British Indian Association was a political organization in the 19th century in India. Its rival was the Indian National Association. History British Indian Association was established on 29 October 1851 in Kolkata, India with Radhakanta Deb as its first President. The first general secretary of the association was Debendranath Tagore. The association was exclusively composed of Indians and it worked towards increasing the welfare of Indians. Its members included Kristo Das Pal, Peary Chand Mitra, and Ramgopal Ghosh. The British Indian Association placed a number of demands before the British parliament that included education of Indians, removing monopoly of the East India Trading Company, support for Indian manufacturers, and inclusion of Indians in the civil service. Their demands would later be adopted by the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta University
The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, CU has topped among India's best universities several times. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate colleges and 16 institutes in Kolkata and nearby areas. It was established on 24 January 1857 and is the oldest multidisciplinary and European-style institution in Asia. Today, the university's jurisdiction is limited to a few districts of West Bengal, but at the time of establishment it had a catchment area, ranging from Lahore to Myanmar. Within India, it is recognized as a "Five-Star University" and accredited an "A+" grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The University of Calcutta was awarded the status of "Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area" and "University with potential for excellence" by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radhakanta Deb
Raja Sir Radhakanta Deb Bahadur ( bn, রাজা রাধাকান্ত দেব; 10 March 1784 – 19 April 1867) was a scholar and a leader of the Calcutta conservative Hindu society, son of Gopimohan Deb of Shovabazar Raj who was the adopted son and heir of Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb of shovabazar Raj. An accomplished scholar, Radhakanta was proficient in Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic. He published ''Shabda Kalpadruma'', a Sanskrit language dictionary. Hara Kumar Tagore another contemporary Sanskrit scholar and scion of Tagore family had assisted him in compiling ''Shabda Kalpadruma''. He also wrote articles that were published in Ishwar Chandra Gupta's newspaper Sambad Prabhakar. Radhakanta Deb always showed a marked interest in promoting education, particularly English education among the Hindus; he also advocated female education. Radhakanta Deb was actively involved in the establishment and activities of the Calcutta School Book Society in 1817 and the Calcutta Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1822 Births
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1904 Deaths
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Bengali Zamindars
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