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Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F
Date transcribed | 2011-03-01 | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work. |
| Surname | Deb | | First Name(s) | Raja Binaya Krishna | | Year of Birth | 1866 | | Entry | Of the Sovabazar Raj family (Kaisthya): great-grandson of Maharaja Naba Krishna Bahadur (of the time of Clive and Warren Hastings) : and son of Maharaja Komul Krishna Deb, landowner in the Tippera district : born Aug. 15, 1866 : educated privately : holds various honorary appointments in Calcutta, Municipal Commissioner, Member of the District Board, 24 Parganas, Governor of the Mayo Hospital, etc. : made a Raja in 1895 for loyal services : given the silver Kaisar-i- Hind medal, 1902 : has founded and maintains a number of schools, dispensaries and other charitable institutions : promoted philanthropic objects and sporting clubs : has written Agra Reflections and the Early History and Growth of Calcutta, and had a memoir written of Maharaja Naba Krishna : has initiated the Hindu sea-voyage movement, founded the Sovabazar Benevolent Society, and encouraged literary institutions and journalistic enterprises. |
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