Manmohun Ghose (Aged 52) born on March 13, 1844 in Bikrampur, Bangladesh. Manmohun Ghose was the son of Ramlochan Ghose, a renowned sub-judge and patriot who had acquired his broad-mindedness from Ram Mohan Roy when he came into contact with him. Ghose lived with his father in Krishnanagar as a child and passed the school leaving or university entrance examination from Krishnagar Government College in 1859. During his school days, the indigo movement was raging, and he wrote an article against indigo merchants. Unfortunately, it could not be published due to the untimely death of the editor of the Hindu Patriot, Harish Chandra Mukherjee.
In 1861, he joined Presidency College and became friends with Keshub Chunder Sen. Together, they started the Indian Mirror. In 1862, he and Satyendranath Tagore became the first two Indians to sail to England to prepare for and appear in the Indian Civil Service examinations. Although he sat for the examinations twice, he failed to succeed, while Satyendranath Tagore went through and became the first Indian to join the ICS.
Ghose was called to the bar from Lincoln’s Inn and returned to India in 1866. He started practicing as a barrister in Calcutta High Court in 1867 and was the first Indian barrister to practice there. While Gnanendramohan Tagore was the first Indian to have been called to the bar in England in 1862, Monomohun Ghose is disputed to be the second Indian to be called in 1866.
Upon his return from England, he put his wife in charge of the nuns at Loreto Convent for her education. He was one of the advisers when the Indian Association was established in 1876, and numerous meetings were held in his house with Surendranath Banerjee, Ananda Mohan Bose, and others attending. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress established in 1885 and was the chairman of the reception committee of its session held in Kolkata in 1890. He passed away on October 16, 1896 in Krishnanagar, West Bengal, India.
Manmohun Ghose
(1844 -1896) – (West Bengal)
Manmohun Ghose (Aged 52) born on March 13, 1844 in Bikrampur, Bangladesh. Manmohun Ghose was the son of Ramlochan Ghose, a renowned sub-judge and patriot who had acquired his broad-mindedness from Ram Mohan Roy when he came into contact with him. Ghose lived with his father in Krishnanagar as a child and passed the school leaving or university entrance examination from Krishnagar Government College in 1859. During his school days, the indigo movement was raging, and he wrote an article against indigo merchants. Unfortunately, it could not be published due to the untimely death of the editor of the Hindu Patriot, Harish Chandra Mukherjee.
In 1861, he joined Presidency College and became friends with Keshub Chunder Sen. Together, they started the Indian Mirror. In 1862, he and Satyendranath Tagore became the first two Indians to sail to England to prepare for and appear in the Indian Civil Service examinations. Although he sat for the examinations twice, he failed to succeed, while Satyendranath Tagore went through and became the first Indian to join the ICS.
Ghose was called to the bar from Lincoln’s Inn and returned to India in 1866. He started practicing as a barrister in Calcutta High Court in 1867 and was the first Indian barrister to practice there. While Gnanendramohan Tagore was the first Indian to have been called to the bar in England in 1862, Monomohun Ghose is disputed to be the second Indian to be called in 1866.
Upon his return from England, he put his wife in charge of the nuns at Loreto Convent for her education. He was one of the advisers when the Indian Association was established in 1876, and numerous meetings were held in his house with Surendranath Banerjee, Ananda Mohan Bose, and others attending. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress established in 1885 and was the chairman of the reception committee of its session held in Kolkata in 1890. He passed away on October 16, 1896 in Krishnanagar, West Bengal, India.
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