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Nisith Ranjan Ray was an Indian historian, social activist and the founder of ''Society for Preservation, Calcutta'', an organization working for the preservation of the cultural heritage of Kolkata. Born in Mymensingh District of the present day Bangladesh in 1910, he taught History at Calcutta University before joining the Victoria Memorial Hall as its secretary and curator.〔 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.〔 He was the author of several books on History, including ''Bengal: Yesterday and Today'', ''Calcutta: the Profile of a City'', ''India and Her People: Bengal'', ''A History of India'' and ''Concise history of the Indian National Congress, 1885-1947'' The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1992. == Selected bibliography == * * * * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nisith Ranjan Ray」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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