Srish Chandra Nandy

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.

Srish Chandra Nandy
Born
Srish Chandra Nandy

10 October 1897
Calcutta, British India
Died23 February 1952 (aged 54)
NationalityIndian
Alma materCalcutta University
SpouseNilimaprova Devi (m.1917)
ChildrenAnimaprova Devi (b.1920), Somendra Chandra Nandy (b.1928)
Parents

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.

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
  1. Sengupta, Subodhchandra; Bose, Anjali (2016). Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan(Biographical dictionary) (in Bengali). Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 737.
  2. "The Indian and Pakistan Year Book and Who's Who 1951", published by Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd., Bombay.
  3. Aklam Hussain; Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (1997). History of Bangladesh, 1704-1971. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 978-984-512-337-2.
  4. Shila Sen (1976). Muslim politics in Bengal, 1937-1947. Impex India. pp. 95, 120.
  5. Bishan Kumar Gupta (1992). Political Movements in Murshidabad: 1920-1947. Manisha Granthalaya. pp. 139, 155, 164.
  6. Najarula Isalāma (1 January 2005). Son of the Soil. Viva Books. ISBN 978-81-309-3097-8.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Srish Chandra College
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