Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya


Rai Sahib Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya was an eminent Indian criminal lawyer practising in the High Court of Calcutta and a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Council.

Early life

Rai Sahib Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya was born into an orthodox Brahmin family in Tripura. He is the son of Shri Nandkumar Bhattacharyya. He was educated at Nawab's H. E. School, Murshidabad and later at Krishna Nath College, Berhampore. He received a Government Scholarship and graduated from the University of Calcutta in law in 1913 in the first division. He was married to Snehalata Devi of Mymensingh, daughter of Rai Bahadur Kedar Nath Chowdhury, District Judge, Mymensingh.

Career

He joined the Murshidabad District Bar as a pleader in 1913. He enrolled as an Advocate at Berhampore in 1931.
He started practicing in civil and criminal law in Berhampore and was enrolled as an Advocate of the Calcutta High Court in 1931. In 1932 he officiated as the Government Pleader of Murshidabad.
Rai Sahib Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya was retained Advocate of the Court of Murshidabad. In 1934 he was given the title Rai Sahib. He was Commissioner of the Berhampore Municipality from 1932 to 1948. He was member of the West Bengal Legislative Council from June 1956 to June 1964.
On 12 March 1967, the Berhampore Bar Association celebrated the Golden Jubilee of his practice.
Rai Sahib Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya was a jagirdar in the State of Murshidabad. He is mentioned in the book 'Bansha-Parichay' that documents the lineage of eminent families lineages of undivided Bengal in British India. He was one of the select noblemen invited to attend the Delhi Durbar of King George V, Emperor of India.

Other positions Birth Centenary Celebration of Late Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya at Rabindra Sandan, organized by Berhampore Bar Association, Berhampore, West Bengal

was father of 4 sons and 3 daughters.
He died on 8 April 1967 at Calcutta, aged 78.