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	interpreter at the Supreme Court in Kolkata. Then he worked as the munshi and Bengali teacher for Dr. John Thomas, a Christian missionary from England at Debhata in [[Khulna]]. Subsequently, he worked from 1793 to 1796 for noted scholar [[William Carey (missionary)\|William Carey]] (1761–1834) at Madnabati in [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh\|Dinajpur]].<ref>{{cite book \|last=Murshid \|first=Ghulam \|year=2012 \|chapter=Ramram Basu \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ramram_Basu \|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> In 1800 he joined Carey's [[Serampore Mission Press]] with its celebrated printing press, and in May 1801 was appointed [[Munshi]], assistant teacher of [[Sanskrit]], at [[Fort William College]] for a salary of 40 rupees per month. As college pundits were charged not only with teaching, but also with developing Bengali prose, there he began to produce a respected series of translations and new works, and continued to hold that post until his death.		interpreter at the Supreme Court in Kolkata. Then he worked as the munshi and Bengali teacher for Dr. John Thomas, a Christian missionary from England at Debhata in [[Khulna]]. Subsequently, he worked from 1793 to 1796 for noted scholar [[William Carey (missionary)\|William Carey]] (1761–1834) at Madnabati in [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh\|Dinajpur]].<ref>{{cite book \|last=Murshid \|first=Ghulam \|year=2012 \|chapter=Ramram Basu \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ramram_Basu \|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> In 1800 he joined Carey's [[Serampore Mission Press]] with its celebrated printing press, and in May 1801 was appointed [[Munshi]], assistant teacher of [[Sanskrit]], at [[Fort William College]] for a salary of 40 rupees per month. As college pundits were charged not only with teaching but also with developing Bengali prose, there he began to produce a respected series of translations and new works and continued to hold that post until his death.

	Basu created a number of original prose and poetical works, including ''Christastava'', 1788; ''Harkara'', 1800, a hundred-stanza poem; ''Jnanodaya'' (Dawn of Knowledge), 1800, arguing that the Vedas were fundamentally monotheist, and that the departure of Hindu society from monotheism to idolatry was the fault of the Brahmins;<ref>[http://www.cesnur.org/2005/pa_sedgwick.htm New religious movements, religious plurality, and the Bengal Renaissance]		Basu created a number of original prose and poetical works, including ''Christastava'', 1788; ''Harkara'', 1800, a hundred-stanza poem; ''Jnanodaya'' (Dawn of Knowledge), 1800, arguing that the Vedas were fundamentally monotheist and that the departure of Hindu society from monotheism to idolatry was the fault of the Brahmins;<ref>[http://www.cesnur.org/2005/pa_sedgwick.htm New religious movements, religious plurality, and the Bengal Renaissance]
	</ref> ''Lippi Mātā'' (The Bracelet of Writing), 1802, a miscellany; and ''Christabibaranamrta'', 1803, on the subject of Jesus Christ.		</ref> ''Lippi Mātā'' (The Bracelet of Writing), 1802, a miscellany; and ''Christabibaranamrta'', 1803, on the subject of Jesus Christ.

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'''Ramram Basu''' (c. 1751 – 7 August 1813) ({{lang-bn|রামরাম বসু}}) was born in [[Chinsurah]], [[Hooghly District]] in present-day [[West Bengal]] state of [[India]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Murshid |first=Ghulam |year=2012 |chapter=Ramram Basu |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ramram_Basu |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> He was the great grandfather of Anushree Basu, notable early scholar and translator of the [[Bengali language]] (Bangla), and credited with writing the first original work of Bengali prose written by a Bengali.

Ramram Basu initially joined as the munshi (scribe) for William Chambers, Persian
interpreter at the Supreme Court in Kolkata. Then he worked as the munshi and Bengali teacher for Dr. John Thomas, a Christian missionary from England at Debhata in [[Khulna]]. Subsequently, he worked from 1793 to 1796 for noted scholar [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]] (1761–1834) at Madnabati in [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Murshid |first=Ghulam |year=2012 |chapter=Ramram Basu |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ramram_Basu |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> In 1800 he joined Carey's [[Serampore Mission Press]] with its celebrated printing press, and in May 1801 was appointed [[Munshi]], assistant teacher of [[Sanskrit]], at [[Fort William College]] for a salary of 40 rupees per month. As college pundits were charged not only with teaching, but also with developing Bengali prose, there he began to produce a respected series of translations and new works, and continued to hold that post until his death.

Basu created a number of original prose and poetical works, including ''Christastava'', 1788; ''Harkara'', 1800, a hundred-stanza poem; ''Jnanodaya'' (Dawn of Knowledge), 1800, arguing that the Vedas were fundamentally monotheist, and that the departure of Hindu society from monotheism to idolatry was the fault of the Brahmins;<ref>[http://www.cesnur.org/2005/pa_sedgwick.htm New religious movements, religious plurality, and the Bengal Renaissance]
</ref> ''Lippi Mātā'' (The Bracelet of Writing), 1802, a miscellany; and ''Christabibaranamrta'', 1803, on the subject of Jesus Christ.

In 1802, his Bengali textbook ''Rājā Pratāpāditya-Charit'' (Life of [[Maharaja Pratapaditya]]), written for the college's use, received a cash prize of 300 rupees. It was printed at the [[Serampore Mission Press]], and is now credited as the first Bengali to create a work in prose and also as the first historiography in Bengali.<ref>{{cite book
| author = Ranajit Guha
| author-link = Ranajit Guha
| title = History at the limit of World-History
| publisher = [[Columbia University Press|University Press]]
| year = 2013
}} quote (dedication):
To the memory of Ramram Basu
who introduced modern historiography in
Bengali, his native language, by a work published
two hundred years ago
</ref> Basu also created Bengali versions of the [[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]], and aided in Carey's Bengali translation of the Bible.

Despite his active engagement with western missionaries and Christian texts, Basu remained a [[Hindu]], and died in [[Kolkata]] on 7 August 1813.

== Other media ==
Bengali novelist [[Pramathanath Bishi]] wrote a historical novel named Carey Saheber Munshi (Sahib Carey's Munshi) based on Ramram Basu's life.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVOFAAAAQBAJ&q=Carey+Saheber+Munshi+film&pg=PA105|title=Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis|last=Kunal Chakrabarti, Shubhra Chakrabarti|date=22 August 2013|isbn=9780810880245|access-date=November 6, 2018}}</ref> This was filmed in 1961 by [[Bikash Roy]] as [[Carey Saheber Munshi]].

== References ==
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* Sachindra Kumar Maity, ''Professor A.L. Basham, My Guruji and Problems and Perspectives of Ancient Indian History and Culture'', Abhinav Publications, 1997, page 218. {{ISBN|81-7017-326-4}}.

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