Contribution of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee as the pioneer of new education system in the University of Calcutta ------ Rahul Singh
“Ashutosh had the courage to dream because he had the power to fight and the confidence to win - His will itself was that path to the goal.” - Rabindranath Tagore Popularly called in the Bengali circle as Banglar Bagh or the Tiger of Bengal, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was born on June 29, 1864 at Bowbazar, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency family to Jagattarini Devi and Ganga Prasad Mukhopadhyaya , a well-known doctor who founded the South Sub Urban School in Calcutta. Among his ancestors were several distinguished Sanskrit scholars, including Pandit Ramchandra Tarkalankar , a professor of ‘ Nyaya’ who had been appointed by Warren Hastings to that chair at the Sanskrit College in Calcutta. In His educational career at the age of fifteen he stood second and received a scholarship in Calcutta University’s entrance exam. He took admission at Presidency College where he met Prafulla Chandra Roy and Narendranath Dutta who later, came t...
