>Citation bot at 13:46, 29 April 2021

2021-04-29T13:46:29Z

New page

{{Infobox person
| pre-nominals = Babu
| name = Kedarnath Bhattacharya
| post-nominals =
| image =
| image_upright =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = কেদারনাথ ভট্টাচার্য্য
| native_name_lang = bn
| pronunciation =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1822
| birth_place = [[Ramrajatala]], [[Howrah]]
| baptised =
| disappeared_date = 
| disappeared_place =
| disappeared_status =
| death_date = 1915
| death_place = Howrah
| death_cause =
| body_discovered =
| resting_place =
| resting_place_coordinates =
| burial_place =
| monuments =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| other_names =
| citizenship =
| education =
| alma_mater =
| occupation =
| years_active =
| era =
| employer =
| agent =
| known_for =
| notable_works =
| style =
| home_town =
| net_worth = 
| height = 
| term = 1884-1915
| predecessor = Mr E C Craster
| successor = Babu Mahendranath Roy
| party = All India National Congress
| movement =
| opponents =
| boards =
| criminal_charge = 
| criminal_penalty =
| criminal_status =
| spouse = 
| partner = 
| children = Mahesh Bhattacharya
| mother =
| father = Ramachandra Bhattacharya
| relatives =
| family =
| callsign =
| awards =
| website = 
| module =
| module2 =
| module3 =
| module4 =
| module5 =
| module6 =
| signature =
| signature_size =
| signature_alt =
}}

'''Baboo Kedarnath Bhattacharya''' was an influential [[zamindar]], financier and the first Indian vice-chairman of [[Howrah Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="telegraphindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130830/jsp/howrah/story_17287290.jsp|title=Down memory lane}}</ref>

==First Indian vice-chairman and chairman of Howrah==
Kedarnath Bhattacharya was the first Indian elected vice-chairman. In 1884, he became vice-chairman with a huge majority in Howrah Municipal Corporation. In 1886, when Mr. E C Craster stepped down, Babu Upendra Chandra was elected as chairman. But due to some discrepancy in his election, Upendra Chandra's chairmanship was cancelled and Kedarnath Bhattacharya had to officiate in his position for a few years. After some years, nearly from 1990 the district magistrate was appointed as chairman up to 1916. He was also an elected commissioner at word no 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1131122/jsp/howrah/story_17596813.jsp|title=The dirtiest since 1889}}</ref>

==Other works==
*Kedarnath Bhattacharya had organised the first All [[Indian National Congress|India National Congress]] meeting at the Howrah Town Hall on August 29, 1891. The meeting was presided over by Surendranath Banerjee.<ref name="telegraphindia.com"/>
*Kedarnath Bhattacharya made Howrah's first vernacular Bengali medium school in Santragachi in 1857. But the school was demolished by cyclone in 1864. Afterwards classes were held at his own home with his own money. Then with a government aid a new building was constructed and the school was mixed up with Santragachi Madhya Engreji Vidhyalaya.<ref>{{cite book|last= Alok Kumar Mukherjee|title=Howrah, a Study in Urbanization|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cGZPAAAAMAAJ|year=1991|page=99|isbn=9788185089089}}</ref> The school is now currently named as [[Santragachi Kedarnath Institution, Howrah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sknionline.in/history.html|title=Our History: Santragachi Kedarnath Institution|website=sknionline.in|access-date=2018-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141337/http://sknionline.in/history.html|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Kedarnath}}
[[Category:1822 births]]
[[Category:1915 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Howrah]]
[[Category:People from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Bengali zamindars]]

Kedarnath Bhattacharya - Revision history

>Citation bot at 13:46, 29 April 2021