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Nisith Ranjan Ray

Nisith Ranjan Ray(19 November, 1910 – 7 September,1994) 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.

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. 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 its fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri, in 1992. A year of celebrations for the centenary of his birth was opened in November 2009 by the historians P. T. Nair and Amalendu De. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Calcutta the profile of a city by Ray, Nisith Ranjan

    Published 1986
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    Calcutta: a streetside story/ by Ray, Nisith Ranjan

    Published 1991
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    Challange A saga of India's struggle for freedom by Ray, Nisith Ranjan, eds

    Published 1984
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    Dimensions of national integration the experiences and lessons of Indian history by Ray, Nisith Ranjan ed

    Published 1993
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    Challange a saga of India's struggle for freedom by "Ray, Nisith Ranjan & others, eds."

    Published 1984
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    Challenge: / a saga of India's struggle for freedom

    Published 1984
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    Challenge, a saga of India's struggle for freedom /

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    Atmacarit : autobiography of Sivnath Sastri /

    Published 1988
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    Atmacarit : autobiography of Sivnath Sastri /

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    Atmacarit : autobiography of Sivnath Sastri /

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    Rani Vabani. / by Maitreya,AkshayaKumar, 1861–1930, অক্ষরকুমার মৈত্রেয়, ১৮৬১-১৯৩০

    Published 2007
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