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Maharani Swarnamoyee

The Maharani received the Order of the Crown of India on August 14, 1878 in recognition to her enormous charitable work.

Swarnamoyee donated Rs. 15,000/- for Bethune College in 1872, Rs. 2,000/- for Cuttack College in 1875, Rs. 2,000/- for Aligarh College in 1876 and Rs. 5,000/- for London Imperial Jubilee Institution in 1887.

Maharani Swarnamoyee, C.I. (1838 – August 25, 1897) was the Maharani of Cossimbazar Raj from years 1844 to 1997 a philanthropist in the period of Bengal Renaissance.


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