The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Tagore, Hon’ble Maharaja Bahadur Sir Pradyot Kumar
Tagore, Hon’ble Maharaja Bahadur Sir Pradyot Kumar, Kt. (1906), Calcutta; e.s. of late Maharaja Bahadur Sir Jotindra Mohan Tagore, K.C.S.I.; b. 1878; succeeded to hereditary title, 1908; educ: Hindu School, Calcutta, and then privately; m. Lady Soorja Bala Tagore; Owner of vast estates in Bengal and Behar; Nominated Member, Bengal Legislative Council; Sheriff of Calcutta, 1908-09; Member, Calcutta Corporation for six years; Member, Bengal Fisheries Board; Honorary Presidency Magistrate; Mem ber, Committee of Management, Calcutta Zoological Gardens, etc.; Trustee, Indian Museum; Member, Executive Committee of the Victoria Memorial; represented Calcutta at the Coronation of late Emperor Edward VII. Recreations: Motoring, Photography, and Music. Address: “The Prasad”, Pathuriaghatta, Calcutta; “Emerald Bower”, Cossipur. Club: Calcutta.