Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury

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Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury (1874 AD - 1957 AD;[1] Bengali Year: 1281-1364 [2]) was a patron of Indian classical music and national education of the Indian national movement.

BackgroundEdit

He was the zamindar of Gouripur in Mymensingh, Bengal. His son was Pandit Birendra Kishore Roy Chaudhuri, the eminent sitar player, a founder of the music department of Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta and author of Indian Music and Mia Tansen.[citation needed]

WorkEdit

He was one of the principal patrons of the National Council of Education that later became Jadavpur University, Calcutta. He was a member of the Floud Commission in 1939.[citation needed]

WritingsEdit

  • Marxism and the Indian Ideal (1941)

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Raychowdhuri, Acharya Brajendra Kishore - Banglapedia".
  2. (1281-1364 Bengali Year http://www.thedailystar.net/gouripur-house-needs-urgent-attention-35277)