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leader and a social reformer.

Early life

Durga Mohan was born in a well-known

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family at Telirbagh,

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, now part of

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. Bikrampur has a long historical and cultural trail since many centuries. In 12th Century it was the capital of Ballal Sena and Lakshmana Sena, Kings of Sena dynasty and since then considered as an important seat of learning and culture of Eastern India. Durga Mohan's father Kashiswar was a government pleader in the court of Barishal, presently in Bangladesh. Kashiswar had three sons, Kali Mohan, Durga Mohan and Bhuban Mohan, and all of them became practicing lawyers at Calcutta High Court. Bhuban Mohan was father of

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Barisal Brahmo Samaj

References

Bibliography

Shastri, Shibnath. (1903). রামতনু লাহিড়ী ও তৎকালীন বঙ্গসমাজ ''(Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj)'' in Bengali, S. K . Lahiri & Co, Calcutta. Sengipta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali, (ed) সংসদ বাঙালি চরিত্রাভিধান ''(Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan)'' — a biographical dictionary in Bengali. (2002). Sishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata. {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Durgamohan 1841 births 1897 deaths University of Calcutta alumni 19th-century Bengalis Brahmos Das family (Telirbagh) People from Munshiganj District People from Bikrampur Indian social reformers