Henry Derozio Collection

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This section consists of books and articles on Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809 – 1831) written by his students and later scholars. Derozio attended David Drummond Dharmatala Academy from the age 6 to 14. He joined Hindoo College (now Presidency University) in 1826 at the age of 17 as the teacher of English literature and history. He motivated students to form a literary and debating club, called the Academic Association, in 1828. Due to backlash from conservative parents who disliked his wide-ranging and open discussion of religious issues, Derozio was dismissed from his post in 1831. After his death his students, who came to be known as ‘Young Bengal’, established a second society, called the Society for the Acquisition of General Knowledge. Its main objective was to acquire and disseminate knowledge about the condition of the country. Some of his students, like Krishna Mohan Banerjee (1813 – 1885), TarachandChakraborti (1805 – 1855), Sibchandra Deb (1811 – 1890), Harachandra Ghosh (1808 – 1868), Ramgopal Ghosh (1815 – 1868), RamtanuLahiri (1813 – 1898), RasikkrishnaMallick (1810 – 1858), PearychandMitra (1814 – 1883), Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee (1818 – 1887), RadhanathSikdar (1813 – 1870) became prominent public figures. Derozio was also a published poet.