Srish Chandra Nandy (10 October 1897 – 23 February 1952) was the last

zamindar A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal lord of a ''zamindari'' (feudal estate). The term itself came into use during the Mughal Empire, when Persian was the official language; ''zamindar'' is the ...

of Cossimbazar Raj and a writer, politician and landlord of Bengal. He was youngest son of Sir Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy and Maharani Kashishwari. His 2 elder brothers, Mahim Chandra and Kirti Chandra, died at a young age. He had four sisters. "The Indian and Pakistan Year Book and Who's Who 1951", published by Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd., Bombay. He was elected as an independent candidate in the 1936 Bengal elections and then served as a minister in Government of Bengal in charge of Irrigation, Communications and Works for the years 1936–1941 in the Cabinet of Aq Fazlul Huq cabinet. In 1924, he became a member of Bengal Legislative Council. He was initially associated with

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 th ...

but later joined Congress. He was the author of books - ''Bengal Rivers'' and ''Our Economic Welfare, Flood and Its Remedy'', ''Monopathy'' (a pathological study of mind) - a comic drama, ''Dasyu Duhita'' (Robber's daughter) - a five act drama. The Maharaja Manindra Chandra College stands as a memorial, founded by him in memory of his father. Later, he founded and funded another institution, which is now known as Maharaja Srish Chandra College.Srish Chandra College
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nandy, Srish Chandra 1897 births 1952 deaths Indian philanthropists Founders of Indian schools and colleges Bengali zamindars Bengali educators Bengali writers Bengali Hindus 20th-century Bengalis 20th-century Indian writers 20th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian non-fiction writers 20th-century Indian educators Indian educators Educators from West Bengal People from Murshidabad district Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal Hindu Mahasabha members Indian landlords West Bengal politicians Bengal MLAs 1937–1945 University of Calcutta alumni