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	\| birth_place = [[~~Mymensingh~~]], [[British India]] (now in [[Bangladesh]])		\| birth_place = [[Kishorganj]], [[British India]] (now in [[Bangladesh]])
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{{Infobox person
| name = Anandamohan Bose
| image = Anandamohan Bose.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Anandamohan Bose
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1847|09|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mymensingh]], [[British India]] (now in [[Bangladesh]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1906|08|20|1847|09|23|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], British India (now in Kolkata, [[West Bengal]], [[India]])
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[academician]], [[social reformer]], [[lawyer]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Cambridge]]
| known_for = Co-founder of [[Indian National Association]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = [[Swarnaprabha Bose]]
}}

'''Ananda Mohan Bose''' ({{lang-bn|আনন্দমোহন বসু}}) (23 September 1847 – 20 August 1906) was an Indian [[politician]], [[academician]], [[social reformer]], and [[lawyer]] during the [[British Raj]]. He co-founded the [[Indian National Association]], one of the earliest Indian political organizations, and later became a senior leader of the [[Indian National Congress]]. In 1874, he became the first Indian [[Wrangler (University of Cambridge)|Wrangler]] (a student who has completed the third year of the [[Mathematical Tripos]] with [[first-class honours]]) of the [[Cambridge University]]. He was also a prominent religious leader of [[Brahmoism]] and with [[Sivanath Sastri]] a leading light of [[Adi Dharm]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |chapter=Bose, Ananda Mohan |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bose,_Ananda_Mohan |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/74627/Ananda-Mohan-Bose Ananda Mohan Bose] [[Britannica.com]].</ref>

==Early life==
Ananda Mohan was born at Jaysiddhi village in [[Mymensingh District]] of Bengal province in [[British India]] (in [[Itna Upazila]] of [[Kishoreganj District]] of present-day [[Bangladesh]]). His father was Padmalochan Bose and mother was Umakishori Devi. He passed his entrance examination from the [[Mymensingh Zilla School]] under [[University of Calcutta]] and got first division in 1862. He passed his F.A. and B.A. examination from the [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College]], Calcutta and secured first position in both the examination. In 1870, he went to England for higher education along with [[Keshab Chandra Sen]]. Ananda Mohan Bose studied mathematics at the [[University of Cambridge]] from 1870.<ref name=AMB/> He earned a First Class degree and was the first Indian wrangler. While in Britain, Bose also studied to become a barrister and was called to the Bar in 1874.<ref name=AMB>{{cite web|url=http://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbritain/content/ananda-mohun-bose|title=Ananda Mohun Bose profile|website=The Open University website|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> In 1870, he received the Premchand Roychand studentship.

==Anadamohan and the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj==
Anandamohan was a supporter of Brahmo Dharma from his student life. He was officially converted to Brahmo religion along with his wife Swarnaprabha Devi (sister of [[Jagadish Chandra Bose]]) by [[Keshab Chandra Sen]] in 1869. The young members of Brahmo Samaj differed with Keshab Chandra Sen regarding matters like child marriage, running of the organisation and various other matters. As a result, on 15 May 1878 he, along with [[Shibnath Shastri]], [[Sib Chandra Deb]], [[Umesh Chandra Dutta]] and others founded the '''[[Sadharan Brahmo Samaj]]''' . He was elected its first president. On 27 April 1879 he founded the '''''Chhatrasamaj''''', the student's wing of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj movement. In 1879, he founded the [[City College, Calcutta]], as an initiative by the movement.

==His political and educational contributions==
Anandamohan was the founder of City School and City College in Kolkata. He founded the Students' Association with an objective of promoting nationalism among the students and along with [[Surendranath Banerjee]] and [[Shibnath Shastri]] organised regular lectures. He was also associated with [[Calcutta University]] and was elected a member of Education Commission. He protested against changing the composition of Educational Service.

Anandamohan was interested in politics from his student days. While in England, he founded "India Society" along with a few other Indians. He was also associated with '''"Indian League"''' founded by [[Sisir Kumar Ghosh]]. He was the secretary of "[[Indian Association]]" till 1884 and was its president throughout his lifetime. He protested against acts like [[Vernacular Press Act]] and the reduction of the maximum age for [[Indian Civil Service]] Examination. He presided in the protest meeting against [[Partition of Bengal (1905)|Partition of Bengal]] held at Federation Hall in 1905, where his address was read by [[Rabindranath Tagore]] due to his ill health.

==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120331115959/http://wbpcc.org/ananda.htm Ananda Mohan Bose] W.B.P.C.C. website

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110816225321/http://www.congress.org.in/new/past-president-detail.php?id=12 Ananda Mohan Bose Profile] at [[Indian National Congress]] website

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