Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a Bengali mathematician,lawyer,jurist,judge,educator,and institution builder. A unique figure in Indian history,he made major contributions in three fields - mathematics,law,and higher education.
Workers Party of India is a political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. WPI has its origin in the Democratic Vanguard in India. DV was formed in 1943 when a group led by Jiban Lal Chattopadhyay broke away from the Radical Democratic Party of Manabendra Nath Roy. DV were dissatisfied with the development of RDP into a non-Marxist outfit. Jiban Lal Chattopadhyay had been elected secretary of the Bengal Congress in 1930.
Bengali Brahmos are those who adhere to Brahmoism,the philosophy of Brahmo Samaj which was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy. A recent publication describes the disproportionate influence of Brahmos on India's development post-19th Century as unparalleled in recent times.
Sir Brajendra Nath Seal was a Bengali Indian humanist philosopher. He served as the second vice chancellor of Mysore University.
Rai Bahadur Sir Upendranath Brahmachari was a prominent Indian physician and scientist. In 1922,he synthesised urea-stibamine (carbostibamide) and demonstrated its effectiveness in treating kala-azar.
Jugantar or Yugantar was one of the two main secret revolutionary trends operating in Bengal for Indian independence. This association,like Anushilan Samiti,started in the guise of a suburban health and fitness club while secretly nurturing revolutionaries. Several Jugantar members were arrested,hanged,or deported for life to the Cellular Jail in Andaman and many of them joined the Communist Consolidation in the Cellular Jail.
Calcutta Club is an elite gentlemen's club located on Lower Circular Road in Kolkata,India. It was established in 1907 and the first president of the club was the Maharajah of Cooch Behar,Sir Nripendra Narayan. The Prince of Wales,later King Edward VIII of Great Britain,was among the first royal guests to visit the club when he was invited to a lunch on 28 December 1921. First prime minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru visited the club in 1961. The club has always maintained distinguished members from every community - from Maharaja of Coochbehar to Maharaja of Burdwan,Maharaja of Darbhanga,Nawab Sir KGM Faroqui of Ratanpur to Bhupendra Nath Bose,President of the Indian National Congress to Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen. Internationally acclaimed artists like Gaganendranath Tagore and Abanindranath Tagore were regular visitors to the club,as was Oscar award-winning legendary film-maker Satyajit Ray,longest-serving chief minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu. In 2007,11th president of India Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam visited the club to launch the centenary scholarship fund. Other notable visitors to the club include prominent Indian artists and celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri. Today Calcutta Club stands as an iconic landmark in Kolkata and represents the elite Bengal with rich history and culture,and also referred as "The Grand Duke of all Clubs".
The Viceroy's Executive Council,formerly known as Council of Four and officially known as the Council of the Governor-General of India,was an advisory body and cabinet of the Governor-General of India,also known as Viceroy. It existed from 1773 to 1947 in some form or the other.
Birendranath Sircar was an Indian film producer and the founder of New Theatres Calcutta. He made Bengali-language films that were noted for introducing many film directors who later became famous. He was awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1970 and the third highest civilian award in India,the Padma Bhushan,in 1972.
General elections were held in British India in 1934. The Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party in the Central Legislative Assembly.
General elections were held in British India in September 1930. They were boycotted by the Indian National Congress and marked by public apathy. The newly elected Central Legislative Assembly met for the first time on 14 January 1931.
Sir Nilratan Sircar was an Indian medical doctor,educationist,philanthropist and swadeshi entrepreneur. He was awarded honorary DCL by University of Oxford and LL.D. by University of Edinburgh. He was a renowned figure in promoting Science and Technology education in contemporary India.
Sir Taraknath Palit (1831–1914) was an Indian lawyer from the Bengal Presidency and a philanthropist. He was associated with the Swadeshi Movement during the Partition of Bengal and was one of the key figures behind the establishment of Ballygunge Science College of the Calcutta University and Jadavpur University.
The Advocate-General of Bengal was charged with advising the Government of the British administered Bengal Presidency on legal matters. The Presidency existed from 1765 to 1947. Prior to 1858,when it was administered by the East India Company,the Advocate-General was the senior law officer of that company but was also the Attorney-General of the Sovereign of Great Britain.
The Rodda company arms heist took place on 26 August 1914 in Calcutta,British India. Members of the Jugantar faction of the Bengali revolutionary organisation Anushilan Samiti intercepted a shipment of Mauser Pistols and ammunition belonging to Messrs Rodda &co.,a Calcutta gun dealer,while these were en route from the Customs house to the company's godown,and were able to make away with a portion the arms. The heist was a sensational incident,being described by The Statesman as the "Greatest daylight robbery". In the following years,the pistols and ammunitions were linked to almost all the instances of nationalist struggles in Bengal. By 1922,the police had recovered most of the stolen arms.
Nirmal Jiban Ghosh was an Indian revolutionary and member of the Bengal Volunteers. He was hanged on 26 October 1934 for the charge of assassination of Magistrate Burge.
