Kalidas Nag
{{Short description|Indian historian, author and parliamentarian}}
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University of Paris
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| term = 1952ā1954
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Kalidas Nag ({{langx|bn|Kalidas Nag}}; 16 January 1892 ā 9 November 1966) was an Indian historian, writer and parliamentarian. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1952 and served till 1954.
Early years
Kalidas was born to Babu Matilal Nag. He married Shrimati Santa Devi, daughter of Ramananda Chatterjee. Together they had three daughters.
Education and career
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Middle row from left: Jatindranath Mukhopadhyay, Amal Home, Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay, Jibanmoy Roy
Standing from left: Hiran Sanyal, Ajitkumar Chakrabarty, Kalidas Nag, Pravat Chandra Gangoadhyay, Dr. Dwijendranath Maitra, Satish Chandra Chattopadhyay, Shrish Chandra Sen, Girija Shankar Roy Choudhury]]
After graduating in history from the Scottish Church College, he earned a postgraduate degree from the University of Calcutta, and a doctorate from the University of Paris.Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 586[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/n.pdf Brief Biodata Rajya Sabha members list, surname starting with the letter 'N'] A prolific author, he taught history at the Scottish Church College and University of Calcutta, and was nominated as an Officer dā Academic by the Government of France.Teaching Staff: History in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 575 He served as the principal of Mahinda College in Galle, Ceylon from 1919 to 1920.[http://island.lk/eminent-indians-in-galle/ Eminent Indians in Galle], The Island
In the 1920s he was a supporter of the French contribution to Tagore's university project at Santiniketan (north of Calcutta). He later edited several books on Indian culture.
Bibliography
- Kalidas Nag (1957). [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.12398 Discovery of Asia], The Institute of Asian African Relations, Calcutta.
References
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Sources
- [http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/n.pdf Brief biodata] at Rajya Sabha
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Category:Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
Category:Scottish Church College alumni
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Category:Academic staff of the University of Calcutta
Category:20th-century Indian historians
Category:University of Paris alumni
Category:Expatriates from British India
Category:Expatriate academics in France
Category:Writers from West Bengal
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