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Further, in the name of his queen, Suniti Devi, he set up a girls school called Suniti College in 1881 which was later named Suniti Academy. In 1883 he constructed the Nripendra Narayan Hall in Jalpaiguri city and in 1887 granted land for the construction of the Lowis Jubilee Sanitarium in Darjeeling. [5] He also established the India Club at ...
She was married to Nripendra Narayan (1863-1911), the Maharaja of Cooch Behar in 1878, when she was only fourteen years of age. She stayed at her father's place for two years after marriage, as Narayan left for London for higher studies immediately after their marriage.
Nripendra Narayan was only ten months old when his father Narendra Narayan died in 1863. In 1878 he married Suniti Devi, a daughter of Keshab Chandra Senator of Calcutta. Education He studied at Wards Institute at Benaras, thereafter, at Bankipur College, Patna and lastly law at Presidency College, Calcutta. Career
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. Her husband had set up in her name a girls school named Suniti College in 1881 which was later named Suniti Academy.
Aug 23, 2016 · On 6 March 1878, Suniti Devi, the 13-year-old daughter of the Bengali social and religious reformer Keshab Chandra Sen (1838–1884), was married to Nripendra Narayan, the 15-year-old Maharajah of th...
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Further, in the name of his queen, Suniti Devi, he set up a girls school called Suniti College in 1881 which was later named Suniti Academy. In 1883 he constructed the Nripendra Narayan Hall in Jalpaiguri city and in 1887 granted land for the construction of the Lewis Jubilee Sanitarium in Darjeeling. [4]
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Jul 15, 2024 · One of her earliest accolades came in 1887 when both she and her husband were honored by the British Crown. Maharaja Nripendra Narayan was awarded the Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE), while Suniti Devi became the first Indian woman to receive the Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE).
