Rajendra Nath Mookerjee
Sir Rajen Mookerjee | |
---|---|
British India[1] | |
Died | 15 May 1936 |
Occupation | Industrialist |
Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee Viswakarma of Bengal
Early life
Rajendra Nath Mookerjee was raised by his mother after his father died when he was six. He studied engineering for three years at present day
Achievements
Along with Sir
Beside Business he Also Founded Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) with inspiration of Prasanta Chandra Mohalanobis
Honours and awards
In 1908, Mookerjee was appointed a Companion of the
Personal life
Mookerjee was married when he was still in his early teens to eleven-year-old Jadumati Devi, a girl of his own caste and similar background, in a match arranged by their families. They had three sons:
- Jitendra Nath Mookerjee was his eldest son
- Sir Biren Mookerjee, the second son
- Mahendra Nath Mookerjee was his youngest son
His grandsons, Ramen Mookerjee and Robin Mookerjee, took over the reins of
Monuments
A main thoroughfare in Kolkata is named after him as Rajendra Nath Mukherjee Road abbreviated as R. N. Mukherjee Road, earlier known as Mission Row.[9] A statue of Sir R.N. Mukherjee was situated in Victoria Memorial premises.
References
- ^ Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) (in Bengali), Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose, Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta, 1976, p. 460.
- ^ ISBN 81-85626-65-0
- ^ Saha, Arnab (21 February 2021). "আজও স্মৃতিপথে এই ট্রেনের আসা-যাওয়া" [The coming and going of this train is still remembered today]. anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Srinivasan, N.R., History of The Indian Iron and Steel Company, 1983, p44.
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ "The Indian Science Congress Association". Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
- ^ "Calcutta road name change". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
External links
- Kaushik Rana, Tarun Kumar Rana. "The Mookerjees of Martin Burn".
- Kaushik Rana, Tarun Kumar Rana. "The Unsung Industrialists of Bengal".
- Chakraborty, R, Chakraborty, S. "Sir Rajen Mookerjee - An Engineering Genius". YouTube.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)