Ramtanu Lahiri (1813–1898) was a Young Bengal leader, a teacher and a social reformer.

Peary Chand Mitra Peary Chand Mitra (22 July 1814 – 23 November 1883) was an Indian writer, journalist, cultural activist and entrepreneur. His pseudonym was Tek Chand Thakur. He was a member of Henry Derozio's Young Bengal group, who played a leading role ...

wrote about him, "There are few persons in whom the milk of kindness flows so abundantly. He was never wanting in appreciation of what was right, and in his sympathy with the advanced principles." Sivanath Sastri's ''

Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Bangasamaj ''Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Bangasamaj'' ('' Ramtanu Lahiri and Contemporary Bengali Society''/''The Life and Times of Ramtanu Lahiri'') is a book authored by Sivanath Sastri. It is considered one of the most important historical documents relati ...

'', published in 1903, was not only his biography but also an overview of Bengali society of the era, "a remarkable social document on the period of the Bengal Renaissance."Comment of Nitish Sengupta.

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* '' Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj'' in Bengali by Sivanath Sastri * ''History of the Bengali-speaking People'' by Nitish Sengupta * ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) in Bengali edited by Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lahiri, Ramtanu 1813 births 1898 deaths 19th-century Bengalis Bengali Hindus Hare School alumni Presidency University, Kolkata alumni People from Krishnagar Brahmos Presidency University, Kolkata faculty Scholars from Kolkata University of Calcutta faculty Young Bengal Indian social workers Indian social reformers Indian scholars 19th-century Indian scholars Indian educators 19th-century Indian educators Educators from West Bengal Social workers from West Bengal West Bengal academics

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