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Krishna Kanta Nandi
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Krishna Kanta Nandi, also known as Kanta Babu,[1] was a banian/commercial agent to Warren Hastings and Sir Francis Sykes, 1st Baronet; and made a fortune working for the East India Company and trading silk.[2][3] He is the founder of the Cossimbazar Raj based in Cossimbazar.[4][5]
Early life
Nandi was born around 1700 in a wealthy Tili family[6] of Burdwan District. He received a formal education and was an expert and astute businessman.[7]
Career
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Nandi was a trader who traded in cotton, salt, and silk.[8] Nandi met Warren Hastings in 1750 when they were supposedly of the same age.[9] He saved Hastings life when he was imprisoned by the Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud-Daulah by helping him escape prison.[10] From 1754 to 1756, he served as a banian to Warren Hastings.[7] He had loaned money to Hastings and had a good relationship with him.[9] After Hastings left India, Nadi was hired by Francis Sykes on Hastings's recommendation.[7]
Nandi acquired Pargana Baharbund.[8] Nandi, and other revenue agents of East India company, such as Akrur Dutta, Pritoram Marh, Baranashi Ghosh, Ganga Govind Singh, Gokul Ghoshal, Hidaram Banerjee, Manshur Mukherjee, and Nabakrishna Deb, made a significant fortune working for the company.[11][12] While Gokul Ghoshal went after properties in sparsely populated areas Nandi preferred densely populated areas such as Murshidabad.[13]
Nandi expanded further through buying estates under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal.[8] He had acquired properties across northern and western Bengal.[14] Hastings seized the estate of Rani Bhabani and handed it over to Nandi.[15] He built the Kasimbazer Rajbari which had marbles from Baneras.[16] The marbles were gained by Hastings in his expedition against Maharaja Chait Singh in which Nandi accompanied him.[16] Maharaja Nandakumar had bought allegations of corruption against Hastings and Nandi.[17]
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Death
Nandi died in 1794/1804 (dates differ) and was succeeded by his son, Loknath Nandi who later received the title of Maharaja from the Nawab of Murshidabad.[8][7] The book Life and times of Cantoo Baboo (Krishna Kanta Nandy), the banian of Warren Hastings was written about his life in 1804.[18]
See also
- Manindra Chandra Nandi-descendant
References
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