Narendra Krishna Deb

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Sir Maharaja Bahadur Narendra Krishna Deb (10 October 1822 -1904) was a scion of Sovabazar Raj family and a noted citizen of his time. [1]

He was son of Raja Rajkrishna Deb (1782–1823). His father was son of Raja Nabakrishna Deb, who was born after Nabakrishna adopted Gopi Mohun Deb. [2] Narendra Krishna and was educated at the Hindu College. [3] He served as deputy magistrate from 1844 to 1853. [4] Later, he served as Municipal Commissioner of Calcutta, Justice of Peace, Honorary Magistrate. [5] He was a member of Governor-General's Legislative Council and also served as president of British Indian Association and a fellow of Calcutta University. [5]

He was made Raja in 1875, Maharaja in 1878, knighted KCIE in 1888 and Maharaja Bahadur in 1888. [5] He succeeded Sovabazar Zamindari in 1867 upon the death of his predecessor Sir Raja Bahadur Radhakanta Deb. [6]

He died in 1904. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Albert M. Hyamson (1951). A Dictionary of Universal Biography of All Ages of All Peoples. Taylor & Francis. p. 157. ISBN   978-0-7100-1580-8 . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. Sir Roper Lethbridge (1893). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. p. 436. ISBN   978-81-87879-54-1 . Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. There are several educational institutions called Hindu College, and the sources do not say which one Deb attended. However, he was closely associated with Calcutta (modern Kolkata), and the only Hindu College which seems to have existed during his lifetime is Hindu College, Kolkata.
  4. Sir Roper Lethbridge (1893). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. p. 379. ISBN   978-81-87879-54-1 . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Dictionary of Indian Biography. Ardent Media. 1971. pp. 114–. GGKEY:BDL52T227UN. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)