Kaliprasanna Singha
Kaliprasanna Singha was a Bengali authors, playwright, and philanthropist. His most famous work was the translation of the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata into Bengali. Singhas book Hutom Pyanchar Naksha, a compilation of satirical social sketches, is another noted work that is noted for reflecting Bengalee urban society of the time. He is also remembered as a philanthropist who helped several people and movements in distress.
Though the exact date of Kaliprasanna Singhas birth is debatable, onFebruary 1840, the Calcutta Courier published a news that celebrations were made onFebruary 1840 on the occasion of the birth of the son of Nandalal Singha of Jorasanko. The confusion about his year of birth is that initially researchers found his death announcement where it was said that he died at the age ofin 1870. However, if the news published in Calcutta Courier, found at a later date, is taken into account, his date of birth would be somewhere nearFebruary 1840. Kaliprasanna was born in the renowned Singha family of Jorasanko in North Kolkata.His father was Nandalal Singha. His grandfather Jay Krishna was one of the directors of Hindu College. Kaliprasannas father died when he was only six years old. Babu Hara Chandra Ghosh, a judge of the lower court, was appointed as the guardian after his fathers death. In his short span of life , Kaliprasanna was a man of unbelievable versatile qualities. It
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