Kalidas Nag ( bn, Kalidas Nag; 16 January 1892 – 9 November 1966) was an Indian historian, writer and parliamentarian. He was nominated to the

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

in 1952 and served till 1954.

Early years

Kalidas was born to Babu Matilal Nag. He married Shrimati Santa Devi, daughter of

Ramananda Chatterjee Ramananda Chatterjee ( bn, রামানন্দ চট্টোপাধ্যায়) (29 May 1865 – 30 September 1943) was founder, editor, and owner of the Calcutta based magazine, the '' Modern Review''. He has been described as th ...

. Together they had three daughters.

Education and career

After graduating in history from the

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, he earned a postgraduate degree from the

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, and a doctorate from the

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.''Some Alumni of Scottish Church College'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 586Brief Biodata Rajya Sabha members list, surname starting with the letter 'N'
/ref> A prolific author, he taught history at the Scottish Church College and at University of Calcutta, and was nominated as an Officer d’ Academic by the

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.''Teaching Staff: History'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 575 In the 1920s he was an avid supporter of the French contribution to Tagore's university project at Santiniketan (north of Calcutta). He later edited several books on India culture.

Bibliography

*Kalidas Nag (1957). ''Discovery of Asia'', The Institute of Asian African Relations, Calcutta.

References

Sources

Brief biodata
at Rajya Sabha Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha 1892 births 1966 deaths Scottish Church College alumni University of Calcutta alumni Scottish Church College faculty University of Calcutta faculty 20th-century Indian historians University of Paris alumni Expatriates from British India in France Bengali historians Writers from West Bengal {{India-politician-stub