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Ramaprasad Chanda

A teacher at Rajshahi Collegiate School and a scholar of history, art and archaeology, who became honorary secretary of the Varendra Research Society.

Updated 21 Oct 20268

Known for
Historian and archaeologist
Category
Scholars & educators

Ramaprasad Chanda was teaching at Rajshahi Collegiate School when, in 1910, he joined Kumar Sarat Kumar Ray and Akshay Kumar Maitreya in founding the Varendra Research Society.

A scholar of history, art and archaeology, he served as the society's honorary secretary and helped assemble the collection that became the Varendra Research Museum.