Ananda Mohan Bose ( bn, আনন্দমোহন বসু) (23 September 1847 – 20 August 1906) was an Indian
politician
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,
academician
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,
social reformer
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, and
lawyer
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during the
British Raj
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or Direct rule in India,
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. He co-founded the
Indian National Association
The Indian Association was the first avowed nationalist organization founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in 1876. The objectives of this Association were "promoting by every legitimate means the political, i ...
, one of the earliest Indian political organizations, and later became a senior leader of the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
. In 1874, he became the first Indian
Wrangler (a student who has completed the third year of the
Mathematical Tripos
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Origin
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with
first-class honours
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) of the
Cambridge University
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Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
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. He was also a prominent religious leader of
Brahmoism
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and with
Sivanath Sastri
Sivanath Shastri or Sibanath Sastri (31 January 1848 – 30 September 1919) was a Bengali social reformer, writer, translator, scholar, editor philoshoper and historian.সুবোধচন্দ্র সেনগুপ্ত ও অঞ্জ ...
a leading light of
Adi Dharm
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.
Ananda Mohan Bose
Britannica.com.
Early life
Ananda Mohan was born at Jaysiddhi village in Mymensingh District
Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is a district in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya, a state of India and the Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur District, on the east by the districts of Netr ...
of Bengal province in British India
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(in Itna Upazila
Itna ( bn, ইটনা) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
History
In 1864, a police outpost was founded in the village of Badla, 6 km west of Itna Sadar. This outpost was disestablished on 15 June 19 ...
of Kishoreganj District
Kishoreganj ( bn, কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. It was taken 2495.07 sq. km of land from Mymensingh district to form prese ...
of present-day Bangladesh
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). His father was Padmalochan Bose and mother was Umakishori Devi. He passed his entrance examination from the Mymensingh Zilla School
Mymensingh Zilla School, also known as MZS, is a boys' public secondary school.The school was established on 3 November, 1853 as Hardinge School
during British Raj.It has its own century old reputation for providing quality education and producin ...
under University of Calcutta
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and got first division in 1862. He passed his F.A. and B.A. examination from the Presidency College, Calcutta and secured first position in both the examination. In 1870, he went to England for higher education along with Keshab Chandra Sen
Keshub Chandra Sen ( bn, কেশবচন্দ্র সেন; also spelled Keshab Chunder Sen; 19 November 1838 – 8 January 1884) was a Hindu philosopher and social reformer who attempted to incorporate Christian theology within ...
. Ananda Mohan Bose studied mathematics at the University of Cambridge
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Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
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from 1870.[ He earned a First Class degree and was the first Indian wrangler. While in Britain, Bose also studied to become a barrister and was called to the Bar in 1874.] In 1870, he received the Premchand Roychand studentship.
Anadamohan and the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj
Anandamohan was a supporter of Brahmo Dharma from his student life. He was officially converted to Brahmo religion along with his wife Swarnaprabha Devi (sister of Jagadish Chandra Bose
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
(;, ; 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a biologist, physicist, Botany, botanist and an early writer of science fiction. He was a pioneer in the investigation of radio microwave optics, made significant contr ...
) by Keshab Chandra Sen
Keshub Chandra Sen ( bn, কেশবচন্দ্র সেন; also spelled Keshab Chunder Sen; 19 November 1838 – 8 January 1884) was a Hindu philosopher and social reformer who attempted to incorporate Christian theology within ...
in 1869. The young members of Brahmo Samaj differed with Keshab Chandra Sen regarding matters like child marriage, running of the organisation and various other matters. As a result, on 15 May 1878 he, along with Shibnath Shastri, Sib Chandra Deb, Umesh Chandra Dutta and others founded the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj
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, predecessor = Brahmo Samaj
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. He was elected its first president. On 27 April 1879 he founded the ''Chhatrasamaj'', the student's wing of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj movement. In 1879, he founded the City College, Calcutta
City College is a composite fully state government-aided public college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Established in 1881, it is one of the heritage institutions of Kolkata, and played a prominent role in the wake of the Bengal ...
, as an initiative by the movement.
His political and educational contributions
Anandamohan was the founder of City School and City College in Kolkata. He founded the Students' Association with an objective of promoting nationalism among the students and along with Surendranath Banerjee
Sir Surendranath Banerjee often known as Rashtraguru ( bn, Rāṣṭraguru, Teacher of the Nation; 10 November 18486 August 1925) was Indian nationalist leader during the British Rule. He founded a nationalist organization called the Indian Nat ...
and Shibnath Shastri organised regular lectures. He was also associated with Calcutta University
The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, C ...
and was elected a member of Education Commission. He protested against changing the composition of Educational Service.
Anandamohan was interested in politics from his student days. While in England, he founded "India Society" along with a few other Indians. He was also associated with "Indian League" founded by Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Sisir Kumar Ghosh (1840–1911) was a noted Indian journalist, founder of the '' Amrita Bazar Patrika'', a noted Bengali language newspaper in 1868 and a freedom fighter from Bengal.
He started the India League in 1875 with the object of stimul ...
. He was the secretary of "Indian Association
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" till 1884 and was its president throughout his lifetime. He protested against acts like Vernacular Press Act and the reduction of the maximum age for Indian Civil Service
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Examination. He presided in the protest meeting against Partition of Bengal held at Federation Hall in 1905, where his address was read by Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
due to his ill health.
References
Ananda Mohan Bose
W.B.P.C.C. website
External links
Ananda Mohan Bose Profile
at Indian National Congress
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