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{{Short description|First Bengali Sheriff of Kolkata, India}} | |||
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| name = Raja Digambar Mitra<br/>রাজা দিগম্বর মিত্র | | name = Raja Digambar Mitra<br />রাজা দিগম্বর মিত্র | ||
| image = Digambar Mitra.jpg | | image = Digambar Mitra.jpg | ||
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| birth_date = 1817 | | birth_date = 1817 | ||
| birth_place = [[Konnagar]], [[Hooghly district]], [[ | | birth_place = [[Konnagar]], [[Hooghly district]], [[Bengal Presidency]],<ref name="samsad199">''Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary)'', (in Bengali), Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose (Editors), Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta, 1976, p. 199</ref> [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = 20 April 1879 | | death_date = 20 April 1879 (aged 62) | ||
| death_place = [[ | | death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| occupation = Teacher | | occupation = Teacher, financier, evangelist | ||
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''' | [[Raja]] '''Digambar Mitra''' (1817–1879) was an Indian businessman. He as one of the leading [[Young Bengal|Derozians]] and first [[Bengali people|Bengali]] [[Sheriff of Kolkata]].<ref name=Samsad>Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan by Anjali Bose, p. 204, {{ISBN|81-85626-65-0}}</ref> | ||
==Birth and Ancestry== | ==Birth and Ancestry== | ||
Babu Digambar Mitra, later known as '''Raja Digambar Mitra''', was born in 1817 at [[Konnagar]] in the district of [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] of present-day [[West Bengal]] into a [[Bengali Kayastha|Kulin Kayastha]] family.<ref name="samsad199"/><ref name="mitra">{{cite book|last=Chunder|first=Bholanauth|title=Raja Digambar Mitra, C.S.I.: His Life and Career|date=1893|publisher=Hare Press|location=Calcutta|page=2 & 3}}</ref> | |||
This wealthy and respectable family of [[Konnagar]] was locally known as the ''Mandir-Bati-Mitra'' family. Raja Digambar Mitra's grandfather ''Ram Chandra Mitra'' was a cashier in a [[Calcutta]] based mercantile firm. He had three sons namely ''Shib Chandra Mitra'', ''Shambhu Chandra Mitra'' and ''Raj Krishna Mitra'', ''Shib Chandra'' being the eldest among all of the three. All of them were employed in the same firm as their father. ''Shib Chandra Mitra'' had two sons. His eldest son was ''Raja Digambar Mitra''. In the later years, ''Shib Chandra'' bought a house in [[Sovabazar]], [[North Kolkata|North Calcutta]]. ''Raja Digambar Mitra'' spend his childhood at [[Calcutta]].<ref name="chunder">{{cite book|last=Chunder|first=Bholanauth|title=Raja Digambar Mitra, C.S.I.: His Life and Career|date=1893|publisher=Hare Press|location=Calcutta| | This wealthy and respectable family of [[Konnagar]] was locally known as the ''Mandir-Bati-Mitra'' family. Raja Digambar Mitra's grandfather ''Ram Chandra Mitra'' was a cashier in a [[Calcutta]] based mercantile firm. He had three sons namely ''Shib Chandra Mitra'', ''Shambhu Chandra Mitra'' and ''Raj Krishna Mitra'', ''Shib Chandra'' being the eldest among all of the three. All of them were employed in the same firm as their father. ''Shib Chandra Mitra'' had two sons. His eldest son was ''Raja Digambar Mitra''. In the later years, ''Shib Chandra'' bought a house in [[Sovabazar]], [[North Kolkata|North Calcutta]]. ''Raja Digambar Mitra'' spend his childhood at [[Calcutta]].<ref name="chunder">{{cite book|last=Chunder|first=Bholanauth|title=Raja Digambar Mitra, C.S.I.: His Life and Career|date=1893|publisher=Hare Press|location=Calcutta|pages=3–6}}</ref> | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
The son of Shib Chandra Mitra of [[Konnagar]] in [[Hooghly district]] of present-day [[West Bengal]],<ref name="samsad199"/> he was educated at [[Hare School]] and [[Presidency College, Kolkata|Hindu College]] and was one of the leading disciples of [[Henry Louis Vivian Derozio]].<ref name=Samsad/> | The son of Shib Chandra Mitra of [[Konnagar]] in [[Hooghly district]] of present-day [[West Bengal]],<ref name="samsad199"/> he was educated at [[Hare School]] and [[Presidency College, Kolkata|Hindu College]] and was one of the leading disciples of [[Henry Louis Vivian Derozio]].<ref name=Samsad/> | ||
After finishing his education in 1834, he shifted to [[Murshidabad]] to work as a teacher. After leaving that job, he worked as head clerk under the District Magistrate and Collector of [[Rajshahi]]. Unhappy with his job, he returned to Murshidabad and worked as a tehsildar for the [[East India Company]]. In 1838, he was appointed as the estate manager of [[Cossimbazar]] Raj. As manager of the Cossimbazar Raj, he was awarded one lakh rupees for his innovative efforts by Raja Krishnanath of Cossimbazar. He invested the money in cotton, indigo business, and share market which made him rich and he became a zamindar.<ref name=Samsad/> | |||
An orthodox person he opposed the introduction of widow remarriage.<ref name=Samsad/> | An orthodox person he opposed the introduction of widow remarriage.<ref name=Samsad/> | ||
He was awarded [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India|CSI]] in 1876 and made Raja in 1877.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Indian Biography|page=292}}</ref> | He was awarded [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India|CSI]] in 1876 and made Raja in 1877.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Indian Biography|page=292}}</ref> | ||
One of his grandsons was the illustrious Kumar Manmatha Nath Mitra Rai Bahadur of [[Shyampukur]], well known for his extensive knowledge of European fine art and precious gemstones, and the trading in these items. Shyampukur Rajbati once housed the largest Bohemian crystal chandelier in Calcutta. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Kolkata]] | [[Category:Businesspeople from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Sheriffs of Kolkata]] | [[Category:Sheriffs of Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Star of India]] | [[Category:Companions of the Order of the Star of India]] | ||
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Raja Digambar Mitra রাজা দিগম্বর মিত্র | |
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| Born | 1817 |
| Died | 20 April 1879 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Teacher, financier, evangelist |
Raja Digambar Mitra (1817–1879) was an Indian businessman. He as one of the leading Derozians and first Bengali Sheriff of Kolkata.[2]
Birth and Ancestry[edit | edit source]
Babu Digambar Mitra, later known as Raja Digambar Mitra, was born in 1817 at Konnagar in the district of Hooghly of present-day West Bengal into a Kulin Kayastha family.[1][3]
This wealthy and respectable family of Konnagar was locally known as the Mandir-Bati-Mitra family. Raja Digambar Mitra's grandfather Ram Chandra Mitra was a cashier in a Calcutta based mercantile firm. He had three sons namely Shib Chandra Mitra, Shambhu Chandra Mitra and Raj Krishna Mitra, Shib Chandra being the eldest among all of the three. All of them were employed in the same firm as their father. Shib Chandra Mitra had two sons. His eldest son was Raja Digambar Mitra. In the later years, Shib Chandra bought a house in Sovabazar, North Calcutta. Raja Digambar Mitra spend his childhood at Calcutta.[4]
Life[edit | edit source]
The son of Shib Chandra Mitra of Konnagar in Hooghly district of present-day West Bengal,[1] he was educated at Hare School and Hindu College and was one of the leading disciples of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.[2]
After finishing his education in 1834, he shifted to Murshidabad to work as a teacher. After leaving that job, he worked as head clerk under the District Magistrate and Collector of Rajshahi. Unhappy with his job, he returned to Murshidabad and worked as a tehsildar for the East India Company. In 1838, he was appointed as the estate manager of Cossimbazar Raj. As manager of the Cossimbazar Raj, he was awarded one lakh rupees for his innovative efforts by Raja Krishnanath of Cossimbazar. He invested the money in cotton, indigo business, and share market which made him rich and he became a zamindar.[2]
An orthodox person he opposed the introduction of widow remarriage.[2]
He was awarded CSI in 1876 and made Raja in 1877.[5]
One of his grandsons was the illustrious Kumar Manmatha Nath Mitra Rai Bahadur of Shyampukur, well known for his extensive knowledge of European fine art and precious gemstones, and the trading in these items. Shyampukur Rajbati once housed the largest Bohemian crystal chandelier in Calcutta.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary), (in Bengali), Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose (Editors), Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta, 1976, p. 199
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan by Anjali Bose, p. 204, ISBN 81-85626-65-0
- ↑ Chunder, Bholanauth (1893). Raja Digambar Mitra, C.S.I.: His Life and Career. Calcutta: Hare Press. p. 2 & 3.
- ↑ Chunder, Bholanauth (1893). Raja Digambar Mitra, C.S.I.: His Life and Career. Calcutta: Hare Press. pp. 3–6.
- ↑ Dictionary of Indian Biography. p. 292.
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