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Manindra Chandra Nandi
Maharaja Sir Manindra Chandra Nandy (29 May 1860 – 12 November 1929) was the Maharaja of Cossimbazar Raj from 1898 to 1929, a philanthropist and reformist during the period of Bengal Renaissance. Family Manindra Chandra Nandy was born on 29 May 1860 at Shyambazar in North Kolkata in present-day West Bengal, India. His ancestral house was at Shyambazar, North Kolkata. From his mother's side he belonged to the royal family of Cossimbazar. His mother, Gobinda Sundari (sister of Raja Krishnath Roy) died when he was two, and his father died when he was twelve, in 1872. He had 8 elder siblings - Sarbeshwari (b.1843), Bishweshwari (b.1845), Upendra Chandra (b.1848 - d.1872), Bhubaneshwari, Jogendra Chandra (b.1854 - d.1868), Siddheshwari, Ramaneshwari (b.1857), and another boy. By 1875, Manindra's family consisted of his 3 widowed sisters and he was the guardian. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharaja
Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a prince. However, in late ancient India and History of South India, medieval south India, the title denoted a king. The form "Maharaj" (without "-a") indicates a separation of noble and religious offices, although since in Marathi the suffix ''-a'' is silent, the two titles are near homophones. Historically, the title "Maharaja" has been used by kings since Vedic period, Vedic times and also in the second century by the Indo-Greek Kingdom, Indo-Greek rulers (such as the kings Apollodotus I and Menander I) and then later by the Indo-Scythians (such as the king Maues), and also the Kushans as a higher ranking variant of "Raja". Eventually, during the medieval era, the title "Maharaja" came to be used by sovereignty, sovereign princes and vassal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daulatpur Thana, Khulna
Daulatpur Thana () is a Thanas of Bangladesh, thana of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna Division, Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Daulatpur is located at . It has 17097 households and total area 7.69 km2. Demographics According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Daulatpur has 104,120 population living in 27,313 households. Male persons are 52,572 and female persons are 51,548. The average household size is 3.72. The literacy rate (above 7+ years) is 85.11%. Daulatpur has 2 Unions/Wards, 37 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 0 villages. See also * Upazilas of Bangladesh * Districts of Bangladesh * Divisions of Bangladesh References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta University
The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate colleges and 16 institutes in Kolkata and nearby areas. It was established on 24 January 1857 and is the oldest multidisciplinary university of Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asian Region. Today, the university's jurisdiction is limited to a few districts of West Bengal, but at the time of its establishment it had a catchment area ranging from Kabul to Myanmar. It is accredited as an "A" grade university by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The university has a total of fourteen campuses spread over the city of Kolkata and its suburbs. As of 2020, 151 colleges and 21 institutes and centres are affiliated with CU. The university was fourth in the Indian University Ranking 2021 list, released by the National Institu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878. The Order includes members of three classes: #Knight Grand Commander (:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, GCIE) #Knight Commander (:Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, KCIE) #Companion (:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire, CIE) Appointments terminated after 1947, the year that Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India became the independent Dominion of India, Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan. With the death of the last surviving knight, the Meghrajji III, Maharaja Meghrajji III of Dhrangadhra, the order became dormant in 2010. The motto of the Order is ''Imperatricis auspiciis'', (Latin for "Under the auspices of the Empress"), a reference to Queen Victoria, the first Emperor of India, Empress of India. The Order is the junior British order of chivalry associated with the British Indian Empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu Mahasabha
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (), simply known as Hindu Mahasabha, is a Hindu nationalism, Hindu nationalist political party in India. Founded in 1915 by Madan Mohan Malviya, the Mahasabha functioned mainly as a pressure group advocating the interests of Sanātanī, Orthodox Hindus before the British Raj from within the Indian National Congress. In the 1930s, it emerged as a distinct party under the leadership of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, who developed the concept of Hindutva () and became a fierce opponent of the secular nationalism espoused by the Congress. During the World War II, the Mahasabha supported the British war effort and briefly entered coalitions with the All-India Muslim League, Muslim League in provincial and central legislative councils. They opposed the integration of the princely states into India. After the Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, assassination of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi by a Hindu Mahasabha activist Nathuram Godse, the Mahasabha's fortunes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
