Srish Chandra Nandy (10 October 1897 – 23 February 1952)[1] was the last zamindar of Cossimbazar Raj and a writer, politician and landlord of Bengal.
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| Born | Srish Chandra Nandy 10 October 1897 |
| Died | 23 February 1952 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University |
| Spouse | Nilimaprova Devi (m.1917) |
| Children | Animaprova Devi (b.1920), Somendra Chandra Nandy (b.1928) |
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He was youngest son of Sir Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy and Maharani Kashishwari. His 2 elder brothers, Mahim Chandra and Kirti Chandra, died at a young age. He had four sisters. [2]
He was elected as an independent candidate in the 1936 Bengal elections[3] and then served as a minister in Government of Bengal in charge of Irrigation, Communications and Works for the years 1936–1941 in the Cabinet of Aq Fazlul Huq cabinet.[4] In 1924, he became a member of Bengal Legislative Council.[3] He was initially associated with Hindu Mahasabha[5][6] but later joined Congress.[5][7][8]
He was the author of books - Bengal Rivers and Our Economic Welfare, Flood and Its Remedy, Monopathy (a pathological study of mind) - a comic drama, Dasyu Duhita (Robber's daughter) - a five act drama.[citation needed]
The Maharaja Manindra Chandra College stands as a memorial, founded by him in memory of his father.[9]
Later, he founded and funded another institution, which is now known as Maharaja Srish Chandra College.[10]
References
edit- ^ Sengupta, Subodhchandra; Bose, Anjali (2016). Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan(Biographical dictionary) (in Bengali). Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 737.
- ^ "The Indian and Pakistan Year Book and Who's Who 1951", published by Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd., Bombay.
- ^ a b Aklam Hussain; Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (1997). History of Bangladesh, 1704-1971. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 978-984-512-337-2.
- ^ Shila Sen (1976). Muslim politics in Bengal, 1937-1947. Impex India. pp. 95, 120.
- ^ a b Bishan Kumar Gupta (1992). Political Movements in Murshidabad: 1920-1947. Manisha Granthalaya. pp. 139, 155, 164.
- ^ Najarula Isalāma (1 January 2005). Son of the Soil. Viva Books. ISBN 978-81-309-3097-8.
- ^ Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah Papers. Quaid-i-Azam Papers Project, National Archives of Pakistan. 1993. p. 620. ISBN 978-969-8156-03-9.
- ^ Nitish K. Sengupta (1 January 2011). Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib. Penguin Books India. pp. 400–. ISBN 978-0-14-341678-4.
- ^ University of Calcutta (1957). Hundred years of the University of Calcutta: a history of the university issued in commemoration of the centenary celebrations. University of Calcutta.
- ^ Srish Chandra College