Krishna Mohan Banerjee
Overview
Young Bengal
The Young Bengal movement was a group of radical Bengali free thinkers emerging from Hindu College, Calcutta in the early 19th century. They were also known as Derozians, after their firebrand teacher at Hindu College, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio....
group, educationist, linguist and Christian missionary.
Son of Jibon Krishna Banerjee, he was born on 28 May 1813 in the house of his maternal grand father at Shyampukur, Kolkata. His maternal grand father was Ramjay Vidyabhusan, court-pundit of Santiram Singha of Jorasanko
Jorasanko
Jorasanko is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata. It is so called because of the two wooden or bamboo bridges that spanned a small stream at this point.-History:...
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Around 1819, Krishna Mohan joined the School Society institution opened by David Hare
David Hare (philanthropist)
David Hare was a Scottish watchmaker and philanthropist in Bengal. He founded many important and prestigious educational institutions in Kolkata, such as the Hindu School, and Hare School and helped in founding Presidency College.-Early life:...
at Kalitala.
