Bijay Chand Mahtab

In West Bengal, the 119-year-old Curzon Gate in Bardhaman was in news after the ruling government of the state decided to erect statues of Maharaja Bijay Chand Mahatab and his wife Radharani in front of the Curzon Gate, one of the city’s major landmarks. Maharaja Bijay Chand Mahatab of Bardhaman built the gate when Curzon visited Bardhaman in 1903.

About Bijay Chand Mahtab: He was the ruler of Burdwan Estate, Bengal in British India (present-day West Bengal) from 1887 till his death in 1941.

• He was a member of the Bengal Legislative Council from 1907 to 1918, and of the Imperial Legislative Council from 1909 to 1912. He was associated with the state administration in subsequent years and Member of Executive Council of Bengal for the years 1919–1924.
• He was also the President of British Indian Association from 1911 to 1918 and again in 1925.
• In 1914, he was appointed as one of the members of the committee that investigated in to riots of Budge Budge and Komagata Maru incident.