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The '''Bhagyakul Roy family''' (also known as '''The Bhagyakul Roys''') is a family Zamindars from Bhagyakul in the [[Munshiganj District]] of [[Bangladesh]].<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
In the first half of the 18th century the Bhagyakul Roy family of the mechantile [[Tili (caste)|Tili]] caste, entered into the salt business. They rapidly acquired vast fortunes and became chief landlords (or [[zamindar]]s) of Bhagyakul and many other estates in the undivided Bengal (pre-1947). Simultaneously, [[Zamindars of Bengal|zamindari]] estates spread out over the undivided [[Bengal]] and [[Bihar]].<br />
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The family did not stick to the feudalistic zamindari system, instead they established an inland water and stream navigation services with shipping dockyards. The Bhagyakul Roy's also founded one of the biggest [[jute mill]]s called M/S. Prem Chand Jute Mills Ltd, and the [[United Industrial Bank]]. Though originally 'Kundu,' they were awarded the title of Roy Bahadur to Sri Gunendra Krishna Roy, one of the family members and the rest with 'Roy/Raychowdhary' by the British colonial government. The family now uses its surname as Ray / Roy. A few family members were also honoured with the title of 'Raja' by the British government.<br />
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Later the family diversified into steamships, banking, real estate, and manufacturing industries. Many in the family entered public life, developed professional careers, and created institutions of social importance that collectively constitute a significant influence on the Bengali{{who|date=March 2021}} society even today.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}<br />
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The family was instrumental in setting up the [[East Bengal Club]] in August 1920. It is also known that the family provided Pandit [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]] with a loan to start the [[Vidyasagar College]].<br />
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During the colonial period, the family contributed towards the freedom struggle by actively participating in the Sixth [[Indian National Congress]] session (Tivoli Garden, Calcutta, December 1890) and opposing the partition of Bengal.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}<br />
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== Prominent descendants ==<br />
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* [[Justice Kiran Lal Roy]], Judge, Kolkata High Court<br />
* [[Pankaj Roy]], Indian cricketer and India test captain<br />
* [[Ambar Roy]], Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Subrata Roy]], Indian industrialist and business man<br />
Tins - zonal level cricketer<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* Boria Majumdar, Kausik Bandyopadhyay: ''A social history of Indian football: striving to score'' Pg.96 ({{ISBN|978-0-415-34835-5}})<br />
* Santoshakumāra Adhikārī: ''Vidyasagar and the new national consciousness'' Vidyasagar Research Centre, 1990<br />
* Annie Besant: ''How India wrought for freedom'': The Story of the National Congress Told from Official Records, Pg.120<br />
* Asok Mitra: "Towards Independence, 1940-1947: Memoirs of an Indian Civil Servant, Pg.70-71<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://archive.today/20130203121546/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090628/jsp/calcutta/story_11164275.jsp ''Hit by heritage'' - article in The Telegraph (India)]<br />
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