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 Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed2011-03-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote 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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