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Roy Villa is a four storied building situated at Lebong Cart Road, Darjeeling, West Bengal. The building holds a special significance in being the Death place of Sister Nivedita, the disciple of Swami Vivekananda who died on 13 October 1911. History of Roy Villa This European castle-like structure is around 115 years old and is named after its original owner, Dwarakanath Roy. He was the brother of Mr. P. K. Roy, the first ever Principal of the Presidency University, Kolkata, Presidency College. Famous scientist & botanist Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose rented this premises from his friend, Dwarakanath Roy due to its weather and ambience in summer. Later, when Sister Nivedita’s health was deteriorating, he & Lady Abala Bose invited Sister Nivedita to stay in this house. Sister Nivedita liked this place due to the soothing weather and started to live discreetly with them. Apart from Mr. & Mrs. Bose, famous Doctor Nil Ratan Sarkar and scientist Basiswar Sen were also present ...
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Roy Villa
Roy Villa is a four storied building situated at Lebong Cart Road, Darjeeling, West Bengal. The building holds a special significance in being the Death place of Sister Nivedita, the disciple of Swami Vivekananda who died on 13 October 1911. History of Roy Villa This European castle-like structure is around 115 years old and is named after its original owner, Dwarakanath Roy. He was the brother of Mr. P. K. Roy, the first ever Principal of the Presidency University, Kolkata, Presidency College. Famous scientist & botanist Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose rented this premises from his friend, Dwarakanath Roy due to its weather and ambience in summer. Later, when Sister Nivedita’s health was deteriorating, he & Lady Abala Bose invited Sister Nivedita to stay in this house. Sister Nivedita liked this place due to the soothing weather and started to live discreetly with them. Apart from Mr. & Mrs. Bose, famous Doctor Nil Ratan Sarkar and scientist Basiswar Sen were also present ...
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Nivedita
Nivedita and variants may refer to: People * Sister Nivedita (1867–1911), disciple of Swami Vivekananda *Charu Nivedita, Tamil writer *Niveditha Arjun (active from 1986), Indian actress, producer and dancer in Kannada cinema *Nivedita Joshi, Marathi and Hindi actress * Nivedita Bhattacharya (born 1970), Indian actress *Nivedita Bhasin (born 1963), Indian pilot *Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane (born 1963), Indian MP * Nivedita Jain (1979–1998), Indian former actress and model * Nivedhitha, Kannada film actress, formerly known as Smitha * Baby Niveditha, Malayalam child actress * Niveda Thomas (born 1995), also known as Niveditha, Malayalam film actress *Libi Rana, also known as Nivedita, Indian film actress from the 1960s and 1970s Other uses *Nivedita Setu Second Vivekananda Bridge (also called Nivedita Setu) is a multi-span extradosed bridge completed 2007 over Hooghly River connecting Howrah with Kolkata, in West Bengal. It runs parallel to and about 50 m downstream of the ...
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WB Governor Visit Picture
WB, Wb, or wb may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Warner Bros., a large American film and television company ** The WB, an American television network from 1995 to 2006 ** WB Channel, an Indian channel from Warner Bros * RwandAir, a Rwandan airline whose International Air Transport Association code is "WB" * Wachovia, an American banking chain whose former New York Stock Exchange IP was "WB" * W.B. Mason, an American office supply company * World Balance, a Filipino shoe company * World Bank Group, an international finance organization * World Bowling, the international governing body for nine-pin and ten-pin bowling * Whataburger, a speed-food restaurant chain in the southern United States from Florida to Arizona * WildBlue, an American satellite internet service provider * Waagner-Biro, an Austrian company * Wild Bunch (company), a film financer from France * The World Bank, an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to government ...
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WB Gov Visit2
WB, Wb, or wb may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Warner Bros., a large American film and television company ** The WB, an American television network from 1995 to 2006 ** WB Channel, an Indian channel from Warner Bros * RwandAir, a Rwandan airline whose International Air Transport Association code is "WB" * Wachovia, an American banking chain whose former New York Stock Exchange IP was "WB" * W.B. Mason, an American office supply company * World Balance, a Filipino shoe company * World Bank Group, an international finance organization * World Bowling, the international governing body for nine-pin and ten-pin bowling * Whataburger, a speed-food restaurant chain in the southern United States from Florida to Arizona * WildBlue, an American satellite internet service provider * Waagner-Biro, an Austrian company * Wild Bunch (company), a film financer from France * The World Bank, an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to government ...
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WB Gov Visit1
WB, Wb, or wb may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Warner Bros., a large American film and television company ** The WB, an American television network from 1995 to 2006 ** WB Channel, an Indian channel from Warner Bros * RwandAir, a Rwandan airline whose International Air Transport Association code is "WB" * Wachovia, an American banking chain whose former New York Stock Exchange IP was "WB" * W.B. Mason, an American office supply company * World Balance, a Filipino shoe company * World Bank Group, an international finance organization * World Bowling, the international governing body for nine-pin and ten-pin bowling * Whataburger, a speed-food restaurant chain in the southern United States from Florida to Arizona * WildBlue, an American satellite internet service provider * Waagner-Biro, an Austrian company * Wild Bunch (company), a film financer from France * The World Bank, an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to government ...
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WB Gov Visit
WB, Wb, or wb may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Warner Bros., a large American film and television company ** The WB, an American television network from 1995 to 2006 ** WB Channel, an Indian channel from Warner Bros * RwandAir, a Rwandan airline whose International Air Transport Association code is "WB" * Wachovia, an American banking chain whose former New York Stock Exchange IP was "WB" * W.B. Mason, an American office supply company * World Balance, a Filipino shoe company * World Bank Group, an international finance organization * World Bowling, the international governing body for nine-pin and ten-pin bowling * Whataburger, a speed-food restaurant chain in the southern United States from Florida to Arizona * WildBlue, an American satellite internet service provider * Waagner-Biro, an Austrian company * Wild Bunch (company), a film financer from France * The World Bank, an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to government ...
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WB Governor Visit1
WB, Wb, or wb may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Warner Bros., a large American film and television company ** The WB, an American television network from 1995 to 2006 ** WB Channel, an Indian channel from Warner Bros * RwandAir, a Rwandan airline whose International Air Transport Association code is "WB" * Wachovia, an American banking chain whose former New York Stock Exchange IP was "WB" * W.B. Mason, an American office supply company * World Balance, a Filipino shoe company * World Bank Group, an international finance organization * World Bowling, the international governing body for nine-pin and ten-pin bowling * Whataburger, a speed-food restaurant chain in the southern United States from Florida to Arizona * WildBlue, an American satellite internet service provider * Waagner-Biro, an Austrian company * Wild Bunch (company), a film financer from France * The World Bank, an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to government ...
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Visit Of WB Governor
Visit refer as go to see and spend time with socially. Visit may refer to: *State visit, a formal visit by a head of state to a foreign country * Conjugal visit, in which a prisoner is permitted to spend several hours or days in private with a visitor, usually a spouse * US-VISIT, a U.S. immigration and border management system * Constable Visit, a fictional character from the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett * VisIt, interactive parallel visualization and analysis software * Visit (internet), measures an individual's first request for a page on a firm’s server See also * The Visit (other) *Visitation (other) Visitation may refer to: Law * Visitation (law) or contact, the right of a non-custodial parent to visit with their children * Prison visitation rights, the rules and conditions under which prisoners may have visitors Music * ''Visitation'' (D ...
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Jawaharlal Nehru
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat— * * * * and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, he served as the country's prime minister for 16 years. Nehru promoted parliamentary democracy, secularism, and science and technology during the 1950s, powerfully influencing India's arc as a modern nation. In international affairs, he steered India clear of the two blocs of the Cold War. A well-regarded author, his books written in prison, such as ''Letters from a Father to His Daughter'' (1929), '' An Autobiography'' (1936) and ''The Discovery of India'' (1946), have been read around the world. During his lifetime, the honorific Pandit was commonly applied before his name in India and even today too. T ...
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Darjeeling
Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal, to the east the Kingdom of Bhutan, to the north the Indian state of Sikkim, and farther north the Tibet Autonomous Region region of China. Bangladesh lies to the south and southeast, and most of the state of West Bengal lies to the south and southwest, connected to the Darjeeling region by a narrow tract. Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, rises to the north and is prominently visible on clear days. In the early 19th century, during East India Company rule in India, Darjeeling was identified as a potential summer retreat for British officials, soldiers and their families. The narrow mountain ridge was leased from the Kingdom of Sikkim, and eventually annexed to British India. Experimentation with growing tea on the slop ...
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Basiswar Sen
Basiswar "Boshi" Sen (1887 – 31 August 1971) was an Indian agricultural scientist. He was a pioneer of the Green Revolution movement that changed the food landscape of India by growing abundant food grains, thereby reducing the possibility of any famine in the country. His wife was Gertrude Emerson Sen, an American author and specialist on Asia. He founded the Vivekananda Laboratory in the Almora region of the Himalayas. He was a friend of many notable people, such as Indian Prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, poet Rabindranath Tagore, Julian Huxley, and D. H. Lawrence. Sen was also associated with the Ramakrishna Order and the Ramakrishna Vivekananda movement, as well as with Jagadish Chandra Bose, the Indian scientist, and Sister Nivedita, the writer, orator, freedom fighter and direct disciple of Swami Vivekananda.Boshi Sen—Scientist and Karmayogi, by Hironmoy Mukherjee, Bulletin 2009, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture The Government of India awarded him the third-high ...
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Presidency University, 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 ...
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