IMPORTANT BIOGRAPHY
1. Surendranath Banerjee (10/11/1848 -
06/08/1925)
• Epithet : Rastraguru, Surrendernot (Ilbertbill
controversy), Uncrowned King of Bengal, father of Indian
Nationalism
• Early life he was a brilliant student and he was the first
Indian who got the written exam of Indian Civil Service
but unfortunately he failed horse ridding (1869)
• In 1871 he gained Indian Civil Service with Biharilal Gupta
and Ramesh Chandra Dutta
• Unfortunately he lost his job for racial problem
• On request of Vidyasagar he joined in Metropolitan
Institute as a teacher of English literature
• In 1879 he joined as a chief editor of “Bengali”
• In 1876 he founded Indian Association with the help of
Andamohan Bose
• He was the founder president of Indian Association
• In 1883 he founded Indian National Conference
• In 1883 he associated with Ilbertbill controversy
• He was real founder of Indian national congress
• In 1882 he coined the name “National Congress” in his
magazine Bengali
• In 1886 Indian Association merged with INC in Calcutta
session
• He was the president of INC in Puna 1895 and Allahabad
1902
• In 1918 he left INC and founded National Liberal
Federation
• In 1905 he played an important role in partition of Bengal
Movement. He said “WE shall make unsettle the settle
fact”
• On August 1905, Boycott proposal was passed in Calcutta
town hall meeting. President of this federation hall
meeting was SN Banerjee
• He wrote his autobiography “A Nation In Making”
• He opposed non cooperation movement 1920
• He was elected to the reform of legislative council of
Bengal in 1921
• SN Banerjee made Kolkata Municipal Corporation
• In 1925 he was defeated by Bidhan Chandra Roy
• He died in 1925
• His political guru Lord Ripon
• In 1884 he founded Ripon College (Present name
Surendranath College)
• He was political guru of Bipin Chandra Pal
2. Krishna Kumar Mitra (1852-1936)
• He was famous editor of “Sanjivani”(1883)
• 13th July, 1905 he suggested “Boycott” in the magazine
“Sanjivani”
• He was famous leader of swadeshi boycott movement
• He was inducted into the Brahma Samaj faith in 1860 at
the age of 17
• He became a member of Sadharan Brahma Samaj and his
journal Sanjivani became Sadharan Brahma Samaj Mouth
Piece
• In 1908 he was arrested by British Police and sentenced
to Jail Punishment
• He was elected as a president of Sadharan Brahma Samaj
in 1918
[Link] Bandhob Upadhay (1961-1907)
• Epithet : Brahma Bandhob
• Real was Bhavani Charan Banerjee
• He was the disciple of Keshab Chandra Sen
• He was editor of “Sandhya (1906)”, “Swaraj (1906)”, and
also edited Jugantor
• He gave the epithet “Biswakobi” to Rabindranath Tagore
• He was the famous leader of Swadeshi Boycott
Movement
• He was the Active member of revolutionary organisation
“Yugantor”
4. Badaruddin Tayabji (1844-1906)
• 1st Muslim president of INC (Madras session 1887)
• He said “INC not a Communal Organisation”
• He was founder of Bombay presidency Association 1885
(with Firoz Shah Mehta and KT Telang) and London India
Society 1865
• His wife Mrs Suraiya Tayebji was the designer of Indian
national Flag 18th July 1947
• In 1867 he accepted the Judgement ship of Bombay High
court
• He acted as a chief Justice of in 1902, 1st Indian to hold
this post in Bombay
• In 1896, he bailed to Bal Gangadhar Tilak in a resolution
sectional case
• Badaruddin Tayabji supported to age conscent act 1891
despite Hindu and Muslim Opposition
• He vigorously denied Hindu-Muslim riot and declaring
that he had denounced all communal and secretarial
prejudice
5. Gopal Krishna Gokhle (1866-1915)
• By birth he was a Chitpawan Brahmin
• He graduated from Elephinstone college in 1884
• He edited famous journal Sudharath, 1887
• He wrote “India Under The British”
• He adopted Swadeshi and Boycott movement
• His political guru was Mohadev GOvind Ranade
• Gokhle became a member of INC in 1889
• He achieved the epithet CIE (companion of the Indian
Emperor)
• Both Tilak and Gokhle were important member of Decan
Education Society
• His famous remarks “ What Bengal thinks today, India
thinks Tomorrow”
• IN 1905 he established servants of Indian society with
Hridoynath Kunzru in Maharastra to train people who
would work as national missionaries
• In 1905 he was president of INC in Benaras Session
• On his request Gandhi was returned to India from South
Africa in the year 1915
• He Died in 1915
• Two disciple of Gokhle : Gandhi ji and Jinnah
6. Phiroz Shah Mehta (1945-1915)
• Epithet : Uncrown prince of Bombay, Ferocious Mehta,
Lion of Bombay, Crownless Prince of Bombay, Trio of
Bombay
• British Government : Knight of Companion of India
Emperor
• He was co founder of London India Society, 1865 and
Bombay presidency association 1885
• He was the 2nd Persi President of INC (Calcutta 1890)
• He was known as most powerful leader of moderate
Movement
• He also founded Indian Bank
• He edited Liberal India
• He wrote origin of the moderate movement
• He was founder member of INC in 1885
• He also participated 1st session of INC in 1885
• He started a newspaper , “The Bombay Chronical”, 1913
and founded the central Bank of India
• He also edited another journal “Liberal India”
• He was the president Bombay municipal Corporation
• He died in 1915
[Link] Chandra Banerjee (1844-1906)
• He married a Christian British woman
• He was renounced barrister and stayed in London
• He was the founder of London Indian Society in 1865
• In 1898 he wrote “Introduction of Indian Politics”
• He was the founder president of INC and also president of
INC in Allahabad in 1892
• He was the editor of 1st Journal of INC “India” (1889-1890)
with Dadabhai Naoroji
• He died in London
8. Ramesh Chandra Dutta (1848-1909)
• He was known as Father of Indian Economic Nationalism
• He was renounced economic historian and Bengal
historian novelist
• He was founder member of INC and participate in 1st
session of INC in 1885
• He also associated with the theory of “Drain of Wealth
Theory” and also analysis it
• In 1869, he passed the Indian Civil Service Exam (3rd)
• In 1871, he joined as a magistrate
• He was the president of INC in 1899, Lucknow session. In
this session he analysed Land Revenue System of British
as his presidential address
• He criticised Land Revenue system of British and
deindustrialization
• He was the 1st moderate congress leader who translated
Ramayan and Mahabharat in English Language
• He wrote “History of civilization in Ancient India”
• He translated Rigveda in Bengali language
• His most popular book is “Economic History of India”
• He Wrote “India in The Victorian Age”, “Peasantry of
Bengal”, “Maharastra Jiban Pravat”, “Rajput Jiban
Sandhya”, “Bongvijeta”, “Madhobi Konkon”
• After retirement he joined as dewan of Boroda and died
there
9. Jaiprakash Narayan (1902-1989)
• Popularly known as Loknayak
• His philosophy was “Sampurna Kranti” or “ Total
Revolution”
• He wrote “Why Socialism”, “Prisoner’s Diary”
• In 1934 he was the founder secretary of Congress socialist
Party
• In 1942 he played an important role in Quit India
Movement
• He escaped from Hazaribag Jail and organised a Guerrilla
war against British during Quit India Movement
• In 1975 he protest against National emergency and
founded Janata Party
• He joined Bhudan Movement with archariya Binoda
Bhabe in 1951
• He also inspired by Karl Marx and Marxism
• He joined INC on the invitation of JL Nehru in 1929
• Gandhi JI became his mentor in congress
• He also participated in Civil Disobedient Movement
• During the time of CDM he was imprisoned in Nasik Jail
• Between 1947-1953 Jaiprakash Narayan was president of
Railway Men’s Federation, largest labour Union in Indian
Railway
• In 1995 he got Bharat Ratna posthumously for his public
affairs
• In his life he got Raman Magsasai Award for public service
1965
10. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891 – 1956)
• In 1924 he founded Depressed Class Social Welfare
Institute
• In 1927 he founded Somaj Samata Sangha
• By birth he was depressed Mahar Class
• He got [Link]. degree from California University in
Economics
• On 25th December, 1927 he fired Manu Smriti. This day is
celebrated Manu Smriti Dahan Day
• He was converted in Buddhism in his last life
• He was the chairman of Drafting committee of
constituent Assembly
• In 1930, he started Kalaram Mandir Satyagraha and
Mahad Tank Satyagraha in 1927
• He signed Puna Pact in 1932 with Madan Mohan Malavya
with behalf of Gandhi Ji
• In 1936 he founded Independent Labour Party
• In 1942 he founded “All India Schedule Caste Federation”
• He setup a network of College in the name of “People’s
Education Society”
• In 1929 he published a Journal “Equality”
• He wrote “Who Are Sudras”, “Buddha and His Dharma”,
“Buddha and Karl Marx”, “No Peon, No Water” and
“Waiting For A Visa”
• He was the 1st law minister of Independent India and he
introduced the Hindu Code Bill
• He was the governor general executive council (1942-46)
and organised “Indian Labour Party” and “Schedule Class
Federation”
• He participated all the 3 round table conference as
representative of depressed class
• In 1927, he started a maratha fortnight newspaper
“Bohiskrit Bharat” with the help of Chatrapati Sahu of
Kolhapur
• He published “Mukhnayak”
• He was elected constituent assembly from Bengal
