His eldest daughter, Sukriti (Princess Garlie), was married to Jotsnya Nath Ghosal the nephew of the Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore.

His second daughter Prativa Sundari Devi married English actor, film director and author Miles Mander in 1912.

[7] His third daughter Sudhira Sundari Devi married in 1914 Alan Mander, brother of Miles.

A memorial drinking fountain dedicated to Nripendra was opened by his second son, Maharaja Kumar Jitendra on 18 September 1913 (jitendra has just succeeded to the throne of Cooch Behar after the death of his older brother Rajendra).

The fountain originally stood to the side of the Coastguards Cottages on the present site of the De La Warr Pavilion.

[citation needed] He banned the practice of slave-keeping (Kritadas Pratha) in his State by introducing a law in 1884.

[10] He also established the Anandamayi Dharmasala for distribution of free foods for poor at Cooch Behar in 1889.

Maharaja was a great enthusiast of cricket and promoted Cooch Behar team and would invite top quality players from all over the world.