Monomohun Ghose

Monomohun Ghose
Born13 March 1844 (1844-03-13)
Boiragdhi; Sirajdikhan;Munshiganj-Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died16 October 1896 (1896-10-17) (aged 52)
Alma materPresidency University, Kolkata
Occupation(s)Barrister, social reformer, activist
Known forCo-founder of Indian National Congress
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSwarnalata Devi
RelativesLalmohan Ghosh (brother)

Manmohun Ghose (Mônmohon Ghosh) (also spelt Monomohun Ghosh, Manmohan Ghosh) (13 March 1844 – 16 October 1896) was the first practicing barrister of Indian origin.[1][2] He is notable for his contributions towards the fields of women's education, for arousing the patriotic feeling of his countrymen and for being one of the earliest persons in the country in organised national politics.[3] At the same time his Anglicised habits often made him a target of ridicule in Calcutta.He was one of the co-founders of Indian National Congress.[4]

  1. ^ Subodhchandra Sengupta (1998). Sansad Bangali charitabhidhan. p. 395. ISBN 978-81-85626-65-9.
  2. ^ Cotton, H. E. A. (1980) [First published 1907]. Calcutta Old and New (Revised ed.). Calcutta: General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 639–640. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Sastri, Sivanath, Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj, 1903/2001, (in Bengali), pp. 202-04, New Age Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ David Kopf (1979). The Brahmo Samaj and the Shaping of the Modern Indian Mind. Princeton University Press. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-0-691-03125-5.

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