Raja Nalinaksha Roy (6 June 1902 – 7 October 1951) was the 49th Raja of the Chakma Circle.[1]
| Nalinaksha Roy | |
|---|---|
| Raja | |
| Chief of the Chakma Circle | |
| Reign | 7 March 1935 - 7 October 1951 |
| Predecessor | Bhuvan Mohan Roy |
| Successor | Tridiv Roy |
| Born | 6 June 1902 Chittagong Hill Tracts, British India |
| Died | 7 October 1951 (aged 49) |
| Spouse | Benita Roy |
| Issue |
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| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Chakma Circle |
| Years of service | 1935 - 1951 |
Biography
editRoy married Rani Benita Roy (1905–1990) née Sen, the daughter of Barrister Saral Sen and granddaughter of "Brahmanand" Keshub Chandra Sen, a Bengali Hindu social reformer from Brahma Samaj. He was installed as Chakma Raja on 7 March 1935.
Roy had three sons, Tridiv Roy, Samit Roy, Nandit Roy, and three daughters, Amiti Roy, Moitri Roy, and Rajashree Roy.[2][self-published source?]
Roy met Sir John Anderson, the Governor of Bengal, at Rangamati in November 1935 during the latter's tour of the Chittagong Hill Tracts District.[3]
It was during Roy's reign that India and Pakistan gained independence in 14–16 August 1947 CE and the Chittagong Hill Tracts was assigned to the independent State of Pakistan, though the district had a 98% non-Muslim population.
References
edit- ^ "The Chakma Voice" (PDF). Mizoram Chakma Development Forum. 2013-01-11.
- ^ Soszynski, Henry. "Chakma". World of Royalty. Archived from the original on 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ "Christie Collection-Film 1". Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 2020-05-22.