Brajendra Kishore : B.K. Roy Choudhury (1884?-1957), a prominent zamindar of Gauripore in Mymensingh district, promoted the Swadeshi movement by helping some of its key figures. He also donated munificently to the cause of education.
... with an article on the selfishness of Indian patriots. According to this self-satisfied critic Mr. T. Palit and the Indian Mirror are the only unselfish men in Bengal. Rajas Subodh Mallik and Brajendra Kishore of Gauripur are notoriety-hunters who have chosen to pay heavily in cash and land for the titles of Raja and Maharaja. Babu Shishir Kumar Ghose is a humbug who poses as an Avatar; Babu Surendranath ...
... grateful people gave him the honorific title of 'Raja.' His gesture was later matched by Maharaja Suryakanta Acharya of Mymensingh who donated two and a half lakhs, and the Zamindar of Gouripore, Brajendra Kishore Roy Choudhury who donated five lakhs to the fund. Finally it was on 15 August 1906 that the Bengal National College and School (registered on 1 st June 1906) began to function, with Sri ...
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