Dwarkanath Ganguly

Dwarkanath Ganguly was a Brahmo reformer in Bengal of British India. He contributed substantially towards the enlightenment of society and the emancipation of women.

Dwarkanath Ganguly was born on the Bengali New Years Day, 1st Baisakh , 1845 at Magurkhanda village in Bikrampur, now in Bangladesh. At the time of Gangulys birth, his father, Krishnapran Ganguli lived in Faridpur in connection with some family work. His mother hailed from a rich family. Once she wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Puri. In those days, one had to use boats and elephants for transport. Her parents family would have been too happy to support her financially for that but she was too upright a person to accept such support. Instead, she covered the long distance for the pilgrimage on foot. This incident portrays the strong will power of Gangulys mother. The same would be apparent in his life later.

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