1. Maharaja Nripendra Narayan was the Maharaja of the princely state of Cooch Behar, India, from 1863 to 1911.
12 Facts About Nripendra Narayan
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Nripendra Narayan was only ten months old when his father, Narendra Narayan, died in 1863.
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Nripendra Narayan studied at Wards Institute at Benaras, thereafter, at Bankipur College, Patna and lastly law at Presidency College, Calcutta.
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Jitendra Narayan was married to Princess Indira Devi of Baroda.
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Nripendra Narayan died at the English coastal resort of Bexhill-on-Sea in September 1911.
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Nripendra Narayan's funeral took place in Bexhill on 21 September 1911.
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Nripendra Narayan banned the practice of slave-keeping in his State by introducing a law in 1884.
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Nripendra Narayan established the India Club at Calcutta in 1882.
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Nripendra Narayan established the Anandamayi Dharmasala for distribution of free foods for poor at Cooch Behar in 1889.
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Nripendra Narayan was the first president of Calcutta Club founded in 1907.
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Nripendra Narayan had a cricket ground at his palace in Cooch Behar and promoted one ground at Alipore in Calcutta.
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Nripendra Narayan was an enthusiast of football in Bengal as one of the supporters of Mohun Bagan.