Subodh Chandra Basu Mallik (9 February 1879 – 14 November 1920), commonly known as ''Raja'' Subodh Mallik, was a Bengali Indian industrialist, philanthropist and nationalist. Mallik is noted as a nationalist intellectual who was one of the co-founders of the
Bengal National College, of which he was the principal financial supporter. He was close to
Aurobindo Ghosh
Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist. He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as ''Vande Mataram''. He joined the ...
and financed the latter's nationalist publications including ''
Bande Mataram
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''.
![House of Raja Subodh Mallik](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/House_of_Raja_Subodh_Mallik.jpg)
Mallik was born in Pataldanga suburb of
Calcutta
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to Prabodh Chandra Basu Mallik. He graduated from
St. Xaviers College Calcutta and
Presidency College Calcutta
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before enrolling in fine arts at
Trinity College, Cambridge
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in 1900.
![Subodh_Kumar_Mallik](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Subodh_Kumar_Mallik.jpg)
He returned from England before completing his university studies, and immediately delved into the
nationalist movement
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. His palatial house in what was then Wellington square in Calcutta became a major hub of political activity. In 1906, Mallik was among a group of leading luminaries of Bengal who founded the
National Council for Education to promote indigenous and nationalist education in higher education. His donated Rs 100,000 to support the founding of the
Bengal National College. He also founded the Life of Asia Insurance Company. Mallik's political activities earned him the ire of the Raj, and he was deported in 1908 in the wake of the
Alipore Bomb Conspiracy
''Emperor vs Aurobindo Ghosh and others'', colloquially referred to as the Alipore Bomb Case, the Muraripukur conspiracy, or the Manicktolla bomb conspiracy, was a criminal case held in India in 1908. The case saw the trial of a number of India ...
. Mallik's nationalist work and generous support of the movement earned him the colloquial title of ''
Raja
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...
'' from his grateful countrymen.
![SubodhMallikHouse](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/SubodhMallikHouse.jpg)
In independent India, Wellington Square, the site of his palatial residence, was renamed Raja Subodh Mallik Square, while the road housing
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University is a public state university located in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1905 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. In 2022, it was ranked fourth am ...
, which emerged from the Bengal National College, is now called ''Raja Subodh Mallik Road''.
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External links
Subodh Chandra Mullicka
Site of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother(2016 archived copy)
Residence & Hub of Nationalistsa
Lakshmi's House - Sri Aurobindo Institute
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