Nisith Ranjan Ray

Nisith Ranjan Ray (born 1910–1994)[1] was an Indian historian, social activist and the founder of the Society for Preservation, Calcutta, an organisation working for the preservation of the cultural heritage of Kolkata.[2]

Nisith Ranjan Ray
Born1910
Mymensingh District, British India
Died1994
OccupationHistorian
Known forIndian history
AwardsPadma Shri

Born in Mymensingh District of the present-day Bangladesh in 1910, Ray taught History at Calcutta University before joining the Victoria Memorial Hall in 1971 as its secretary and curator.[2][3] He was one of the founder members of the Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi, the apex body for Bengali language in West Bengal and the director of the Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata.[2] He was the author of several books on history,[4] including Bengal: Yesterday and Today,[5] Calcutta: the Profile of a City,[6] India and Her People: Bengal,[7] A History of India[8] and Concise history of the Indian National Congress, 1885-1947[9]

The Government of India awarded him its fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri, in 1992.[10] A year of celebrations for the centenary of his birth was opened in November 2009 by the historians P. T. Nair and Amalendu De.[3]

Selected bibliography
  • Ray Nisith; Roy Ranjit (1998). Bengal: Yesterday and Today. Papyrus Publishing House. p. 132. ISBN 978-8171750092.
  • Nisith Ranjan Ray (1986). Calcutta: the Profile of a City. K. P. Bagchi & Co. ASIN B016TVSWQM.
  • Nisith R. Ray (1979). India and Her People: Bengal. Sangam Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-0861311101.
  • Narendra Krishna Sinha; Nisith Ranjan Ray (1973). A history of India. Orient Longman. p. 613.
  • Nisith Ranjan Ray; Ravindrer Kumar; Manmath Nath Das (1985). Concise history of the Indian National Congress, 1885-1947. Vikas Publishing House. p. 322.

See also

References
  1. "কলকাতার কড়চা: হাওড়া ব্রিজের ৭৫ বছর". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. "Access to history". The Telegraph. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. "The man who made the heritage tag". The Telegraph. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. "Ray, Nisith Ranjan". WorldCat. 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. Ray Nisith; Roy Ranjit (1998). Bengal: Yesterday and Today. Papyrus Publishing House. p. 132. ISBN 978-8171750092.
  6. Nisith Ranjan Ray (1986). Calcutta: the Profile of a City. K. P. Bagchi & Co. ASIN B016TVSWQM.
  7. Nisith R. Ray (1979). India and Her People: Bengal. Sangam Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-0861311101.
  8. Narendra Krishna Sinha; Nisith Ranjan Ray (1973). A history of India. Orient Longman. p. 613.
  9. Nisith Ranjan Ray; Ravindrer Kumar; Manmath Nath Das (1985). Concise history of the Indian National Congress, 1885-1947. Vikas Publishing House. p. 322.
  10. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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