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'''Raja Radhakanta Deb | {{Short description|Indian scholar and leader of the Calcutta conservative Hindu society}} | ||
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| 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. | 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== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== 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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Latest revision as of 06:40, 19 May 2025
Radhakanta Deb Template:No bold | |
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 Radhakanta Deb, c. 1860 | |
| Born | 10 March 1784 |
| Died | 19 April 1867 (aged 83) |
Notable work | Shabda Kalpadruma (1803) |
| Predecessor | Gopimohan Deb |
| Successor | Narendra Krishna Deb |
Raja Sir Radhakanta Deb Bahadur 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 Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb of Shovabazar Raj.[1][2]
Life[edit | edit source]
An accomplished scholar, Radhakanta was proficient in Sanskrit, Persian and 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.[3] He also wrote articles that were published in Ishwar Chandra Gupta's newspaper Sambad Prabhakar.[4]
Radhakanta Deb always showed a marked interest in promoting education, particularly English education among the Hindus; he also advocated female education.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] He helped David Hare and funded founding of the Hindu College in Calcutta.[1] He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) on 24 May 1866,[5] and died barely 11 months later.
Despite his contribution to the cause of education, he was a strong upholder of social conservatism. Although 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kunal Chakrabarti; Shubhra Chakrabarti (22 August 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 AF Salahuddin Ahmed (2012). "Dev, Radhakanta". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali, p. 611
- ↑ Indrajit Chaudhuri (2012). "Sangbad Prabhakar". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ "No. 23119". The London Gazette. 25 May 1866. p. 3128.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Shabda Kalpadruma by Radhakanta Deb Bahadur
- in Bengali script: Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Volume 4 • Volume 5 • Volume 6 • Volume 7
- Śabdakalpadrumaḥ in Devanagari script