Manindra Chandra Nandy

Krishnath College School

A large building for Krishnath College School was constructed and expanded at the expense of Rs. 135,000 by Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy at Berhampore College to accommodate 1,200 students annually. The foundation stone was laid in 1909 and the school formally opened in 1911.

Different schools

Manindra Chandra established an English medium high school with a hostel at his ancestral village of Mathrun, Burdwan, at a cost of Rs. 50,000. He maintained schools in other villages and patronised schools for the handicapped in Calcutta. He donated Rs. 5,000 for Daulatpur College and Rs. 50,000 for Rangpur College. In 1914, he contributed Rs. 5,000 to Medical College and Hospital for Women and the Nurses Training Institute in New Delhi. He created a chair at Banaras Hindu University and a science chair at Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose Laboratory. He patronised the Bengal Technical Institute, National College, and The Association for the Scientific and Industrial Education of Indians.

Awards and honours

Manindra Chandra received the title of Maharaja on 30 May 1898. He received his knighthood in 1915 along with being appointed as Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. Nandy was also an honorary fellow of Calcutta University.

Death

The Maharaja died on 12 November 1929.

Memorials The Maharaja Manindra Chandra College stands as his memorial, founded by his son, Maharaja Sris Chandra Nandy.