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	'''Raja Radhakanta Deb ~~Bahadur~~''' (10 March ~~1784–~~ 19 April 1867) was a scholar and a leader of the Calcutta conservative Hindu society, son of [[Gopimohan Deb]] of [[Shovabazar Raj]] who was the adopted son and heir of [[Nabakrishna Deb\|Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb]] of [[~~shovabazar~~ Raj]].<ref name="ChakrabartiChakrabarti2013">{{cite book\|author1=Kunal Chakrabarti\|author2=Shubhra Chakrabarti\|title=Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVOFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155\|accessdate=5 April 2017\|date=22 August 2013\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|isbn=978-0-8108-8024-5\|pages=154–155}}</ref><ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book		{{Short description\|Indian scholar and leader of the Calcutta conservative Hindu society}}
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			{{Infobox person
			\| honorific_prefix= ''[[Maharaja Bahadur]]''
			\| name = Radhakanta Deb<br />{{no bold\|রাধাকান্ত দেব}}
			\| honorific_suffix= [[Order of the Star of India\|KCSI]]
			\| image = Radhakanta Deb-রাধাকান্ত দেব Academic Oil Portrait.png
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			\| caption = Radhakanta Deb, c. 1860
			\| birth_date = 10 March 1784
			\| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (now [[Kolkata]], India)
			\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1867\|04\|19\|1784\|03\|10\|df=y}}
			\| death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj\|British India]]
			\| occupation =
			\| successor = [[Narendra Krishna Deb]]
			\| predecessor = [[Gopi Mohun Deb\|Gopimohan Deb]]
			\| spouse =
			\| notable_works = ''Shabda Kalpadruma (1803)''
			}}

			[[Raja (title)\|Raja]] [[Sir#Entitlement to formal honorific address by region#India\|Sir]] '''Radhakanta Deb''' [[Bahadur (title)\|Bahadur]] {{small\|[[Order of the Star of India\|KCSI]]}} (10 March 1784 – 19 April 1867) was a scholar and a leader of the Calcutta conservative Hindu society, son of [[Gopimohan Deb]] of [[Shovabazar Raj]] who was the adopted son and heir of [[Nabakrishna Deb\|Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb]] of [[Shovabazar Raj]].<ref name="ChakrabartiChakrabarti2013">{{cite book\|author1=Kunal Chakrabarti\|author2=Shubhra Chakrabarti\|title=Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVOFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155\|accessdate=5 April 2017\|date=22 August 2013\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|isbn=978-0-8108-8024-5\|pages=154–155}}</ref><ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book
	\|author=AF Salahuddin Ahmed		\|author=AF Salahuddin Ahmed
	\|chapter=Dev, Radhakanta		\|chapter=Dev, Radhakanta
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	\|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal \|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] \|year=2012 \|edition=Second}}</ref>		\|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal \|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] \|year=2012 \|edition=Second}}</ref>

	An accomplished scholar, Radhakanta was proficient in [[Sanskrit]], Persian and [[Arabic language\|Arabic]]. He published ''Shabda Kalpadruma'', a Sanskrit language dictionary. [[Hara Kumar Tagore]] another contemporary Sanskrit scholar and scion of [[Tagore family]] had assisted him in compiling ''Shabda Kalpadruma''.<ref>Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali, p. 611</ref> He also wrote articles that were published in [[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]]'s newspaper [[Sambad Prabhakar]].<ref>{{cite book		==Life==
			An accomplished scholar, Radhakanta was proficient in [[Sanskrit]], [[Persian language\|Persian]] and [[Arabic language\|Arabic]]. He published ''Shabda Kalpadruma'', a Sanskrit language dictionary. [[Hara Kumar Tagore]] another contemporary Sanskrit scholar and scion of [[Tagore family]] had assisted him in compiling ''Shabda Kalpadruma''.<ref>Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali, p. 611</ref> He also wrote articles that were published in [[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]]'s newspaper [[Sambad Prabhakar]].<ref>{{cite book
	\|author=Indrajit Chaudhuri		\|author=Indrajit Chaudhuri
	\|chapter=Sangbad Prabhakar		\|chapter=Sangbad Prabhakar
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	\|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal \|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] \|year=2012 \|edition=Second}}</ref>		\|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal \|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] \|year=2012 \|edition=Second}}</ref>

	Radhakanta Deb always showed a marked interest in promoting [[education]], particularly English education among the Hindus; he also advocated [[female education]].<ref name=Banglapedia/> Radhakanta Deb was actively involved in the establishment and activities of the [[Calcutta School Book Society]] in 1817 and the Calcutta School Society in 1818.<ref name=Banglapedia/> Radhakanta was an active member of the [[Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India]] since its establishment in 1818. He was founder-president [[British Indian Association]] in 1851, a position he held till his death.<ref name=Banglapedia/> He helped [[David Hare (philanthropist)\|David Hare]] and funded founding of the [[Hindu School, Kolkata\|Hindu College]] in Calcutta.<ref name="ChakrabartiChakrabarti2013"/>		Radhakanta Deb always showed a marked interest in promoting [[education]], particularly English education among the Hindus; he also advocated [[female education]].<ref name=Banglapedia/> Radhakanta Deb was actively involved in the establishment and activities of the [[Calcutta School Book Society]] in 1817 and the Calcutta School Society in 1818.<ref name=Banglapedia/> Radhakanta was an active member of the [[Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India]] since its establishment in 1818. He was founder-president [[British Indian Association]] in 1851, a position he held till his death.<ref name=Banglapedia/> He helped [[David Hare (philanthropist)\|David Hare]] and funded founding of the [[Hindu School, Kolkata\|Hindu College]] in Calcutta.<ref name="ChakrabartiChakrabarti2013"/> He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]] (KCSI) on 24 May 1866,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23119 \|supp=\|page=3128\|date=25 May 1866}}</ref> and died barely 11 months later.

	Despite his contribution to the cause of [[education]], he was a strong upholder of [[social conservatism]]. Although ''[[Sati (practice)\|sati]]'' was not practised in his own family, he came forward to defend the custom when the Government contemplated its abolition. When [[Lord William Bentinck]]'s government had finally abolished ''sati'' by regulation in December 1829, Radhakanta Deb, along with his conservative Hindu friends, was the leader a society called [[Dharma Sabha]] (founded by his father [[Gopi Mohun Deb]]), protested against this measure by presenting a petition to the Governor-General on behalf of the orthodox section of the Hindu community.		Despite his contribution to the cause of [[education]], he was a strong upholder of [[social conservatism]]. Although ''[[Sati (practice)\|sati]]'' was not practised in his own family, he came forward to defend the custom when the Government contemplated its abolition. When [[Lord William Bentinck]]'s government had finally abolished ''sati'' by regulation in December 1829, Radhakanta Deb, along with his conservative Hindu friends, was the leader a society called [[Dharma Sabha]] (founded by his father [[Gopi Mohun Deb]]), protested against this measure by presenting a petition to the Governor-General on behalf of the orthodox section of the Hindu community.

	==References==		==References==
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			== External links ==
			*''Shabda Kalpadruma'' by Radhakanta Deb Bahadur
			**in [[Bengali script]]: [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.316233 Volume 1] • [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.340120 Volume 2] • [https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.2703 Volume 3] • [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.316234 Volume 4] • [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.340121 Volume 5] • [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.340122 Volume 6] • [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.340123 Volume 7]
			**''[https://archive.org/details/shabdakalpadrumam Śabdakalpadrumaḥ]'' in [[Devanagari script]]

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'''Raja Radhakanta Deb Bahadur''' (10 March 1784– 19 April 1867) was a scholar and a leader of the Calcutta conservative Hindu society, son of [[Gopimohan Deb]] of [[Shovabazar Raj]] who was the adopted son and heir of [[Nabakrishna Deb|Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb]] of [[shovabazar Raj]].<ref name="ChakrabartiChakrabarti2013">{{cite book|author1=Kunal Chakrabarti|author2=Shubhra Chakrabarti|title=Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVOFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155|accessdate=5 April 2017|date=22 August 2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-8024-5|pages=154–155}}</ref><ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book
|author=AF Salahuddin Ahmed
|chapter=Dev, Radhakanta
|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Deb,_Radhakanta
|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref>

An accomplished scholar, Radhakanta was proficient in [[Sanskrit]], Persian and [[Arabic language|Arabic]]. He published ''Shabda Kalpadruma'', a Sanskrit language dictionary. [[Hara Kumar Tagore]] another contemporary Sanskrit scholar and scion of [[Tagore family]] had assisted him in compiling ''Shabda Kalpadruma''.<ref>Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali, p. 611</ref> He also wrote articles that were published in [[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]]'s newspaper [[Sambad Prabhakar]].<ref>{{cite book
|author=Indrajit Chaudhuri
|chapter=Sangbad Prabhakar
|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sangbad_Prabhakar
|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref>

Radhakanta Deb always showed a marked interest in promoting [[education]], particularly English education among the Hindus; he also advocated [[female education]].<ref name=Banglapedia/> Radhakanta Deb was actively involved in the establishment and activities of the [[Calcutta School Book Society]] in 1817 and the Calcutta School Society in 1818.<ref name=Banglapedia/> Radhakanta was an active member of the [[Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India]] since its establishment in 1818. He was founder-president [[British Indian Association]] in 1851, a position he held till his death.<ref name=Banglapedia/> He helped [[David Hare (philanthropist)|David Hare]] and funded founding of the [[Hindu School, Kolkata|Hindu College]] in Calcutta.<ref name="ChakrabartiChakrabarti2013"/>

Despite his contribution to the cause of [[education]], he was a strong upholder of [[social conservatism]]. Although ''[[Sati (practice)|sati]]'' was not practised in his own family, he came forward to defend the custom when the Government contemplated its abolition. When [[Lord William Bentinck]]'s government had finally abolished ''sati'' by regulation in December 1829, Radhakanta Deb, along with his conservative Hindu friends, was the leader a society called [[Dharma Sabha]] (founded by his father [[Gopi Mohun Deb]]), protested against this measure by presenting a petition to the Governor-General on behalf of the orthodox section of the Hindu community.

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