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A memorial meeting was held in the Town Hall, on 4 January 1869, where Chief Justice Norman, mentioned Ghosh as 'the very model of what a native gentleman should be.' A marble bust of Hara Chandra Ghosh was unveiled in the main entrance to the Small Causes Court by Sir Arthur Macpherson, then a judge
255:, but Ghosh was not satisfied with learning Persian only. He was keen to learn English also. As a result of his own efforts, he joined the newly founded Hindu College and later became a favourite student of Derozio. He was one of the students actively involved in the 321:, the son of his neighbour Nandalal Singha of Jorasanko after the later's untimely death. He stood with the family through thick and thin, and assisted Kaliprasanna's mother in legal cases against relatives. He was also a trusted advisor of the Kaliprasanna. 287:
the situation started changing. The court started working from ten to five. When there was shortage of staff, Ghosh himself took down notes and wrote out judgments. His honesty and devotion enhanced the respect for the judiciary in the eyes of the public.
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in the formation of the Bethune School and was a member of the school committee. He joined the other Derozians for the construction of a memorial statue for David Hare.
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in the early 19th century). He was the first Bengali to be a judge of the Calcutta Small Causes Court from 1854 to 1868.
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of 24 Parganas. After serving for twenty years as a member of the subordinate Civil Judiciary in
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After successfully working in Bankura for six years, he was transferred to
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to individuals who have performed a deed of great service to the nation).
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Bagal, Jogesh C., "History of the Bethune School & College",
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 1976/1998,
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says, "In his youth, he was a favourite pupil, as the Rev.
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He enjoyed the confidence of Lord William Bentinck,
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was created for the Indians, Bentinck appointed him
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Index

24 Parganas
Bengal Presidency
Company Raj
Calcutta
Bengal Presidency
British India
Young Bengal

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Hara Chandra Ghosh
Krishna Mohan Banerjee
Peary Chand Mitra
Radhanath Sikdar
Ramgopal Ghosh
Ramtanu Lahiri
Rasik Krishna Mallick
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Rai Bahadur
Young Bengal
Bengali
free thinkers
Hindu College
Calcutta
British India
H.E.A. Cotton
K.M.Banerjee
David Hare
Derozio

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