Hara Chandra Ghosh
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Hara Chandra Ghosh | |
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| Born | 23 July 1808 |
| Died | 3 December 1868 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Judge |
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| Derozians |
| Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee • Hara Chandra Ghosh • Krishna Mohan Banerjee • Peary Chand Mitra • Radhanath Sikdar • Ramgopal Ghosh • Ramtanu Lahiri • Rasik Krishna Mallick • Sib Chandra Deb |
Rai Bahadur Hara Chandra Ghosh (archaic Hurro Chunder Ghose) was one of the prominent leaders of the Young Bengal group (a group of radical Bengali free thinkers emerging from Hindu College, Calcutta of British India in the early 19th century).[1] He was the first Bengali to be a judge of the Calcutta Small Causes Court from 1854 to 1868.[2][3] H.E.A. Cotton says, "In his youth, he was a favourite pupil, as the Rev. K.M.Banerjee had been of David Hare and Derozio: but unlike others he maintained his Hinduism."[3] He earned fame as a judge and was not involved in religion and social reform.[4]
The family of Hara Chandra Ghosh hailed from Sarsuna in South 24 Parganas.[2] His father was Abhay Charan Ghosh. His grandfather Sitanath Ghosh was a close friend of Babu Pran Krishna Singha, a famous zamindar of Calcutta and granduncle of Kaliprasanna Singha. In those days, it was a custom to learn Persian, but Ghosh was not satisfied with learning Persian only. He was keen to learn English also. As a result of his own efforts, he joined the newly founded Hindu College and later became a favourite student of Derozio. He was one of the students actively involved in the Academic Association, where he used to deliver speeches.[4]
