The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Deb, Binaya Krishna Raja
Deb, Binaya Krishna Raja; belongs to the Sovabazar Raj family (Kayastha); great-grandson of Maharaj Naba Krishna Bahadur (of the time of Clive and Warren Hastings), and s. of Maharaja Komul Krishna Deb, landowner in the Tippera district; b. 1866; educ; privately; holds various honorary appointments in Calcutta; Member of the District Board, 24 Parganas; Governor of the Mayo Hospital; Raja, 1895; Kaisar-i-Hind (silver) medal, 1902; has founded a number of schools, dispensaries and other charitable institutions; promoted philanthropic objects and sporting clubs; has initiated the Hindu sea-voyage movement, founded the Sovabazar Benevolent Society, and encouraged literary institutions and journalistic enterprises. Publications: Agra Reflections; Early History and Growth of Calcutta, and a memoir of Maharaja Naba Krishna. Address: Calcutta.