The musnud of Murshidabad (1704-1904) being a synopsis of the history of Murshidabad for the last two centuries, to which are appended notes of places and objects of interest at Murshidabad . beenremoved. The Court of Wards again stepped in to managethe estate, which devoled upon his minor son, BabuAshutosh Nath Rai, whose mother, Rani ArnakaliDevi, took charge of his person. The unostentatious charities of this pious lady,her benevolent disposition and her sense of the wantsof her sex have excited general admiration. She hasspent over half a lac for the Sanskrit Tol at Berham-pore and it is h
The musnud of Murshidabad (1704-1904) being a synopsis of the history of Murshidabad for the last two centuries, to which are appended notes of places and objects of interest at Murshidabad . beenremoved. The Court of Wards again stepped in to managethe estate, which devoled upon his minor son, BabuAshutosh Nath Rai, whose mother, Rani ArnakaliDevi, took charge of his person. The unostentatious charities of this pious lady,her benevolent disposition and her sense of the wantsof her sex have excited general admiration. She hasspent over half a lac for the Sanskrit Tol at Berham-pore and it is her sole contribution that supports thatuseful institution. The Zenana Hospital at Berham-pore, now amalgamated with the Berhampore Chari-table Hospital, is her gift. On the 29th January, 1893, she celebrated themarriage of her son, with a grand daughter of thelate Mr. Justice Anukul Chandra Mookerjee. Babu Ashutosh Nath, who was born on the 7thSeptember, 1876, attained his majority in September,1897, when he assumed charge of his vast since, he has evinced a charitable disposition,consonant with the traditions of his family. On hear- > W> o I—I !z; > I—Io. [ 227 ] ing from Sir Alexander Mackenzie that the DufferinHospital Building in Amherst Street badly neededfunds, young- Ashutosh Nath gave a donation of a lacof rupees. In May 1898, the title of Rajah was con-ferred upon him in a Durbar held at his residenceat Cossimbazar, presided over by the Honble He maintains at his sole cost four charitable dis-pensaries and two English schools. Since the attain-ment of his majority he has spent more than another,lac in charities. As one of the representatives from theprovince of Bengal, he was invited to the CoronationDurbar at Delhi and was awarded a Durbar Medal. Rajah Ashutosh Nath Rai is a keen sportsman andfor the destruction of wild and dangerous animals,which fall easy victims to the charms of his arms, he>pends not a small portion of
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