People
Akshay Kumar Maitreya
Lawyer, historian and one of the three founders of the Varendra Research Society and its museum in 1910.
Updated 16 Oct 20267
- Known for
- Historian and lawyer
- Born
- 1861
- Died
- 1930
- Category
- Scholars & educators
Akshay Kumar Maitreya, born on 1 March 1861, was a lawyer, historian and social worker.
In 1910 he founded the Varendra Research Society together with Kumar Sarat Kumar Ray and Ramaprasad Chanda, and served as its Director. The society established the museum in Rajshahi that became the Varendra Research Museum, the oldest in Bangladesh.