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Suniti Devi became the first Indian woman to be awarded CIE. She attended the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria in 1898 and the Delhi Durbar of 1911 with her husband, the Maharaja of Cooch Behar.
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Photograph of Suniti Devi, the Maharani of Koch Bihar in a half length portrait. The Maharani faces three-quarters to the right and wears a lace headdress that extends to her waist and a diamond necklace and matching bangles.
Suniti Devi became the first Indian women to be awarded CIE. She attended the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria in 1898 and Delhi Durbar of 1911 with her husband, the Maharaja of Cooch Behar.
But the marriage of his minor daughter, Suniti Devi to the Maharaja of Coochbehar in March, 1878 damaged his reputation as a reformer. In traditional historiography, this event has been interpreted as a shameful episode in the ‘glorious’ history of Bengal Renaissance.
Suniti Devi, Maharani of Koch Bihar (1864-1932) Albumen print, cabinet card | 29.2 x 17.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2915377.
Aug 23, 2016 · The marriage in 1878 of Suniti Devi, the 13-year-old daughter of the Bengali Brahmo religious and social reformer Keshab Chandra Sen, to the Maharajah of Cuch Bihar constituted one of the most controversial matrimonial events in late colonial India.
Jun 1, 2019 · A 200-year-old palace in Odisha has a Bengal connection — a little-known love story. Prasun Chaudhuri Published 01.06.19, 09:24 PM. The Belgadia Palace was built in the early 19th century but repurposed by Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo for his second wife, Sucharu Devi.
Suniti Devi, Maharani of Cooch Behar (1864-1932) was the daughter of Keshub Chandra Sen – one of the leading lights of a westernising and rationalising movement within Hinduism.
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