Krishna Chandra Rai

Raja Krishnachandra was a raja and zamindar in Nadia from 1728 to 1782. He belonged to the Nadia Raj family and Shakta Brahmin tradition. He is credited not only with his resistance to the Mughal rule, but with his expansion and patronage of the arts in his kingdom. He was also a part of the group that conspired against Siraj ud-Daulah, which eventually lead to establishment of British rule in India.