Debaprasad Ghosh

Acharya Debaprasad Ghosh (Bengali: আচার্য দেবপ্রসাদ ঘোষ) (15 March 1894 – 14 July 1985) was an Indian mathematician, linguist, lawyer, journalist, educationist and statesman.[1][2] He started his career at the age of 21 as a professor of mathematics at the Ripon College. He was actively involved in politics as the President of Bharatiya Jana Sangh from 1956 to 1965, except for the period between 1960 and 1962.[3] He was the longest serving opposition party leader in Indian history, and the fourth longest serving leader of any political party after Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Debaprasad Ghosh
Born(1894-03-15)15 March 1894
Gava, Barisal, Bengal, British India
Died14 July 1985(1985-07-14) (aged 91)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationProfessor
Spouse(s)Shobharani Ghosh
Parents
  • Kshetra Nath Ghosh (father)
  • Annadasundari Devi (mother)

Early life

Debaprasad was born in a Bengali Hindu family on 15 March 1894 in the village of Gava, in the district of Barisal, in eastern Bengal, now in Bangladesh. His father Kshetranath Ghosh was professor of philosophy at the Brajamohan College in Barisal. His mother Annadasundari Devi was a poet.

Debaprasad ranked first in the Entrance Examination in 1908 from Brajamohan School in Barisal. In 1910, he again ranked first in the I.A. from Brajamohan College. In spite of that he was denied scholarship as both his school and college were connected with the Swadeshi Movement. In 1912, Debaprasad stood first in B.A.(Mathematics) from City College, Kolkata and obtained the Ishan scholarship. He completed M.A. in Mathematics in the year 1914. He was also conferred with the title, " Ramanujan of modern times". His impeccable academic record says that he has never stood second ever in his life.His brother, Satyavrata Ghosh and his sister Shantisudha Ghosh were prominent Freedom Fighters. Later he was a professor of mathematics in Rangpur Carmichael college

References
  1. Anirban Ganguly, Shiwanand Dwivedi (2019). Amit Shah and the March of BJP. ISBN 9789388134132.
  2. Maanoj Rakhit (2014). Muslim India Will be Like THIS. p. 310. ISBN 9788189746872.
  3. Baxter, Craig (1969). The Jana Sangh: a biography of an Indian political party. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 206.
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