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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 Bahadur Kali Krishna | | Year of Birth | 1808 | | Year of Death | 1874 | | Entry | Second son of Raja Raj Krishna of Sovabazar, and grandson of Raja Naba Krishna, the Diwan of Lord Clive : was made Raja Bahadur in 1833 : from 1867 was the leader of Hindu Society and in the van of all movements on behalf of the native community : Fellow of the Calcutta University: J. P. : and Vice- President of the British Indian Association : sincerely advocated female education : died at Benares on April 11, 1874. |
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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
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