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He was married to [[Saroj Nalini Dutt]] and they had one son.<ref name="socialthoughtsofrabindranathtagore"> Dasgupta, 'Social Thoughts of Rabindranath Tagore', p. 138</ref> | He was married to [[Saroj Nalini Dutt]] and they had one son.<ref name="socialthoughtsofrabindranathtagore"> Dasgupta, 'Social Thoughts of Rabindranath Tagore', p. 138</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career and political views== | ||
He was the district magistrate of Mymensingh, director of Industries, | He was the district magistrate of Mymensingh, director of Industries, | ||
chief whip in the Bengal Legislative Council, member of the Council of States and of the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] (1930-1933) and secretary, Local Self Government and Public Health, Government of Bengal, | chief whip in the Bengal Legislative Council, member of the Council of States and of the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] (1930-1933) and secretary, Local Self Government and Public Health, Government of Bengal. | ||
In 1928, at Howrah, in connection with the Bamangachi Firing case, he condemned the firing on a crowd of protesters by the police led by a British officer. The matter was raised in the House of Lords in London and as a punitive measure he was transferred to Mymensingh. In Mymensingh he refused to take against those who were protesting against the government's Salt Act, which led to his transfer to Birbhum. | |||
==Social, cultural and artistic contributions== | ==Social, cultural and artistic contributions== | ||