K.C. Das
| Krishna Chandra Das (K.C.Das) | |
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| Native name | কৃষ্ণ চন্দ্র দাশ |
| Born | 1869 Bagbazar, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1934 (aged 65) Bagbazar, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Residence | Bagbazar, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Nationality | British India |
| Other names | K.C. Das, Inventor of Rossomalai |
| Occupation | Businessman, Confectioner, Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1900-1934 |
| Organization | K.C.Das Pvt.Ltd |
| Known for | Inventor of Rossomalai, Canned Rossogolla |
| Predecessor | Nobin Chandra Das |
| Successor | Sarada Charan Das |
| Movement | Bengali renaissance |
| Spouse(s) | Shwetangini Devi |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Bhola Moira |
| Website | www |
Krishna Chandra Das (1869-1934), more commonly referred to as K.C. Das, was a distinguished Bengali confectioner,entrepreneur, businessman and Bengali cultural icon of the early 20th century. Born in the year 1869 in Bagbazar, Kolkata, India, Krishna Chandra was the only son and successor of the legendary Bengali confectioner and sweetmeat inventor Nobin Chandra Das. Krishna Chandra was a versatile enthusiast with a spirit of scientific exploration. He had number of original innovations like developing an electric loom, a soda fountain machine, and did extensive research on homeopathy as well as eastern and western classical music. Krishna Chandra Das became an iconic figure in the 1930s Kolkata with his original creation the “Rossomalai” and the vacuum canned “Rossogolla”, which were later popularized and promoted throughout India by his family organization K.C. Das Private Limited, founded by Krishna Chandra’s son and successor Sarada Charan Das.
Nobin Chandra Das left his business and legacy of innovative confectionery to his only son Krishna Chandra Das (1869-1934). Krishna Chandra proved equal to the task and enlarged the inheritance of his father’s genius in the art of Bengali sweetmeats. He also pioneered an exploratory spirit in the family confectionery business, enabling it to grow further as a leading Indian confectioner. However it did not start smoothly for Krishna Chandra. Having an immense liking for scientific innovations and machinery Krishna Chandra initially started a mechanical and scientific workshop at Bagbazar. His primary focus was to develop the technology required to scientifically modernize and revamp the Bengali sweet confectionery. Unfortunately his mother Khridmoni Devi vehemently opposed to the idea of redefining Nobin Chandra Das’ confectionery in the light of science and experimentation. This was the prime reason which drove Krishna Chandra (K.C.Das) to break out of his father’s confectionery and create an original development as an extension to the family business under his own title. His vision to imbibe scientific methodology was soon realized and rewarded in terms of economic and technological success. It is probably largely due to the pioneering efforts of K.C. Das that the “Rossogolla” is widely regarded as the national sweet of India.
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