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Saradaranjan Ray
Professor of mathematics at Aligarh University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saradaranjan Ray (26 May 1858 – 30 October 1925)[1] was an Indian teacher of mathematics and Sanskrit who worked at Aligarh University and at Calcutta. He was also a cricket enthusiast and promoter who has been called the "W.G. Grace of India" and as the father of cricket in Bengal. He founded "The Town Club", a cricket club in Calcutta that played against European teams in the Eden Gardens from 1895. He was the elder brother of Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and hence a paternal great-uncle of Satyajit Ray.[2][3][4]
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সারদারঞ্জন রায় | |
![]() Portrait of Ray, from Calcutta Review (1925). | |
Born | (1858-05-26)26 May 1858 |
Died | 30 October 1925(1925-10-30) (aged 67) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Nationality | British Indian |
Occupation(s) | Mathematician, academic, cricketer |
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