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 yogi, maharishi, and Indian nationalist. He also edited the newspaper ''Bande Mataram''.
Aurobindo studied for the Indian Civil Service at King' ...
and financed the latter's nationalist publications, including ''
Bande Mataram
Vande Mātaram ( Original Bengali: বন্দে মাতরম্ ''Bônde Mātôrôm'' Devanagari script: वंदे मातरम्; , Transcreation: I Bow to Thee, Mother) is a poem that was adopted as the national song of the ...
''.
Life and works

Mallik was born in Pataldanga suburb of
Calcutta
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...
to Prabodh Chandra Basu Mallik. He graduated from
St. Xaviers College Calcutta and
Presidency College Calcutta
Presidency University, formerly Presidency College, is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. Established in 1817 as the ''Hindoo College'', it was later renamed ''Presidency College'' in 1855 and functioned as a leadi ...
before enrolling at
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...
, in 1900.

He returned from England before completing his university studies,
and immediately delved into the
nationalist movement. 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. He donated Rs 100,000 to support the new
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.
Mallik's nationalist work and generous support of the movement earned him the colloquial title of ''
Raja
Raja (; from , IAST ') is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian subcontinent, Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
T ...
'' from his grateful countrymen.

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 ( abbr. JU) is a public state funded research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 25 July in 1906 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into ...
, which emerged from the Bengal National College, is now called ''Raja Subodh Chandra Mallik Road''.
References
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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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