Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury


Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury was a patron of Indian classical music and national education of the Indian national movement.

Background

He was the zamindar of Gouripur in Mymensingh, Bengal. His son was Pandit Birendra Kishore Roy Chaudhuri, the eminent sitar player, a founder of the music department of Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta and author of Indian Music and Mia Tansen.

Work

He was one of the principal patrons of the National Council of Education that later became Jadavpur University, Calcutta. He was a member of the Floud Commission in 1939.

Writings