Surendranath Banerjee

Rashtraguru, Sir Surendranath Banerjee
S. N. Banerjee
President of the Indian National Congress
In office 1895–1896
Preceded by	Alfred Webb
Succeeded by	Rahimtulla M. Sayani
Succeeded by	Lalmohan Ghosh
Personal details
Born	(1848-11-10)10 November 1848 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Died	6 August 1925(1925-08-06) (aged 76) Barrackpore, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day West Bengal, India)
Citizenship	British Raj
Political party	Indian National Congress (1883–1919) Indian National Liberation Federation (1919–1925)
Alma mater	University of Calcutta University College London Middle Temple
Occupation	Academician • politician •
Known for	Founder of Indian Liberation Federation, Indian National Association, Co-founder of Indian National Congress

Sir Surendranath Banerjee (Bengali: সুরেন্দ্রনাথ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়; 10 November 1848 – 6 August 1925), often known as Rashtraguru (lit. 'Teacher of the Nation') was Indian nationalist leader during the British Rule. He founded a nationalist organization called the Indian National Association to bring Hindus and Muslims together for political action. He was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress. Surendranath supported Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms, unlike Congress, and with many liberal leaders he left Congress and founded a new organisation named Indian National Liberation Federation in 1919.^[1]