Srish Chandra Nandy

Srish Chandra Nandy (10 October 1897 – 23 February 1952)[1] was the last zamindar of Cossimbazar Raj and a writer, politician and landlord of Bengal.

He was youngest son of Sir Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy and Maharani Kashishwari.

[2] He was elected as an independent candidate in the 1936 Bengal elections[3] and then served as a minister in Government of Bengal in charge of Irrigation, Communications and Works for the years 1936–1941 in the Cabinet of Aq Fazlul Huq cabinet.

[5][7][8] He was the author of books - Bengal Rivers and Our Economic Welfare, Flood and Its Remedy, Monopathy (a pathological study of mind) - a comic drama, Dasyu Duhita (Robber's daughter) - a five act drama.

[9] Later, he founded and funded another institution, which is now known as Maharaja Srish Chandra College.