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R? Me Հայ-օifՀԵ3 | English and entertains the most broad and liberal views regarding all matters which come under the purview of his enquiry and study, This is more than can be said of any nobleman that I am acquainted with. There was no nobleman in Rajshahi who during my stay there commanded my sympathy and respect in a greater degree than Raja Shashi Shekhareswar Ray. The Raja comes of a very old family, one of his ancestors was a great social and religious reformer. The family enjoys a higher prestige and is more respected than any of the representatives of the other noble families of central or northern Bengal.' झांचों बांश Sbrab” হইতে ১৯০০ খৃষ্টাব্দ পৰ্য্যন্ত বঙ্গীয় ব্যবস্থাপক সভার সভ্য ছিলেন । লোকচরিত্রের নিভীক সমালোচক, ভারতবিখ্যাত “অমৃতবাজার পত্রিকা” রাজা বাহাদুরের এই সভ্যপদ সমর্থন করিয়া বলিয়াছিলেন :- 'We must not forget to mention here the name of Raja Shashi Shekhareswar Ray Bahadur of Tahirpur, coming from one of the noblest families in Bengal; he is a worthy member of a worthy family. He is a patriot, nay, a philanthropist. He has done more than most men to serve is country. He led the Hindu Religious Congress; it was he who first tried to organise a Peoples' Association; it was he who established the Zamindary Panchayet. He has very few equals in India and scarcely any superior. His only drawback is that he is too modest and retiring.'