Krishna Mohan Banerjee[1] (24 May 1813 – 11 May 1885) was a 19th-century Indian thinker who attempted to rethink Hindu philosophy, religion and ethics in response to the stimulus of Christian ideas. He himself became a Christian, and was the first president of the Bengal Christian Association, which was administered and financed by Indians. He was a prominent member of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio's (1808–1831) Young Bengal group, educationist, linguist and Christian missionary.
Son of Jibon Krishna Banerjee[2] and Sreemoti Devi, Krishna Mohan was born on 24 May 1813 at Shyampur, Kolkata, Bengal, in the house of his maternal grandfather, Ramjay Vidyabhusan, the court-pundit of Santiram Singha of Jorasanko.
In 1819, Krishna Mohan joined the School Society Institution (later renamed as Hare School) founded by David Hare at colootola. Impressed by his talents, Hare took him to his school at Pataldanga, later famous as Hare School in 1822.
Banerjee joined the newly founded Hindu College with a scholarship.
In 1831, the religious-reformer-and-litterateur started publishing The Inquirer. In the same year his play, The Persecuted: or, Dramatic Scenes Illustrative of the Present State of Hindoo Society in Calcutta, was produced. It was monotonically critical of certain prevalent social practices.
While at college he used to attend the lectures of the Scottish Christian missionary, Alexander Duff, who had come to India in 1830.
His father died of cholera in 1828.
Conversion to Christianity
On completion of his studies in 1829, Banerjee joined Pataldanga School as an assistant teacher. In 1832, he converted to Christianity, under the influence of Alexander Duff. As a result of his conversion, he lost his job in David Hare’s school and his wife, Bindhyobashini Banerjee, was forced to return to her own father's house, only to join him in later life. Nevertheless, he later became the headmaster of Church Missionary Society School.[2]
When the missionary society had begun its philanthropic activities in Kolkata, Banerjee became the first Bengali priest of Christ Church where he used to preach and deliver sermons in Bengali.[2]
He converted his wife, his brother Kali Mohan, and Ganendra Mohan Tagore, the son of Prasanna Coomar Tagore to Christian faith. Subsequently, Ganendra Mohan married his daughter Kamalmani and became the first Indian to qualify as a barrister. He was also instrumental in the conversion of Michael Madhusudan Dutt.
Later life
In 1852, Krishna Mohan was appointed a professor of Oriental Studies at Bishop's College, Kolkata. He had studied aspects of Christianity as a student of the same college between 1836 and 1839.
Reverend Krishna Mohan Banerjee died on 11 May 1885 in Kolkata, and was buried at Shibpur with his wife. The graveyard is currently located inside the campus of IIEST.[3]
Works
He published a 13-volume English – Bengali adaptation of Encyclopædia Britannica, Vidyakalpadruma or Encyclopædia Bengalensis (1846–51).[4] He wrote an Indian English drama "The persecuted" in 1831..
His other works include The Arian Witness (1875),[5]Dialogues on the Hindu Philosophy (1861), and The Relation Between Christianity and Hinduism (1881).
Memory
Krishna Mohan Halt Station, Sealdah south section.
Gravestone of Banerjee at the Bengal Engineering and Science University
^His surname is also transliterated as Banerjea or as Bandyopadhyay.
^ abcMurshid, Ghulam (2012). "Banerji, Rev. Krishna Mohan". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^Mukherjee Pandey, Jhimli (7 January 2019). "IIEST on revamp mode for bicentenary year". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^Datta, Amaresh (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian literature. Vol. 2. Delhi: South Asia Books. pp. 1162–1163. ISBN978-81-7201-649-4.
^"The Arian Witness, Or, The Testimony of Arian Scriptures: In Corroboration ..." Thacker, Spink. 1875. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^"Trains arriving at and passing through Krishnamohan (halt)". Trainroutes. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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Christian Evangelist Professor Litterateur Contents 1 Early life 2 Conversion to Christianity 3 Later life 4 Works 5 Memory 6 References 7 External links 8 Further readingEarly life Edit Portrait by Colesworthey Grant Son of Jibon Krishna Banerjee 2 and Sreemoti Devi Krishna Mohan was born on 24 May 1813 at Shyampur Kolkata Bengal in the house of his maternal grandfather Ramjay Vidyabhusan the court pundit of Santiram Singha of Jorasanko In 1819 Krishna Mohan joined the School Society Institution later renamed as Hare School founded by David Hare at colootola Impressed by his talents Hare took him to his school at Pataldanga later famous as Hare School in 1822 Banerjee joined the newly founded Hindu College with a scholarship In 1831 the religious reformer and litterateur started publishing The Inquirer In the same year his play The Persecuted or Dramatic Scenes Illustrative of the Present State of Hindoo Society in Calcutta was produced It was monotonically critical of certain prevalent social practices While at college he used to attend the lectures of the Scottish Christian missionary Alexander Duff who had come to India in 1830 His father died of cholera in 1828 Conversion to Christianity EditOn completion of his studies in 1829 Banerjee joined Pataldanga School as an assistant teacher In 1832 he converted to Christianity under the influence of Alexander Duff As a result of his conversion he lost his job in David Hare s school and his wife Bindhyobashini Banerjee was forced to return to her own father s house only to join him in later life Nevertheless he later became the headmaster of Church Missionary Society School 2 When the missionary society had begun its philanthropic activities in Kolkata Banerjee became the first Bengali priest of Christ Church where he used to preach and deliver sermons in Bengali 2 He converted his wife his brother Kali Mohan and Ganendra Mohan Tagore the son of Prasanna Coomar Tagore to Christian faith Subsequently Ganendra Mohan married his daughter Kamalmani and became the first Indian to qualify as a barrister He was also instrumental in the conversion of Michael Madhusudan Dutt Later life EditIn 1852 Krishna Mohan was appointed a professor of Oriental Studies at Bishop s College Kolkata He had studied aspects of Christianity as a student of the same college between 1836 and 1839 In 1864 he was elected to be a member of the Royal Asiatic Society along with Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar In 1876 the University of Calcutta honoured him with an honorary doctorate degree Reverend Krishna Mohan Banerjee died on 11 May 1885 in Kolkata and was buried at Shibpur with his wife The graveyard is currently located inside the campus of IIEST 3 Works EditHe published a 13 volume English Bengali adaptation of Encyclopaedia Britannica Vidyakalpadruma or Encyclopaedia Bengalensis 1846 51 4 He wrote an Indian English drama The persecuted in 1831 His other works include The Arian Witness 1875 5 Dialogues on the Hindu Philosophy 1861 and The Relation Between Christianity and Hinduism 1881 Memory Edit Krishna Mohan Halt Station Sealdah south section Gravestone of Banerjee at the Bengal Engineering and Science University A halt station named Krishna Mohan railway station in Sealdah South lines Baruipur Lakshmikantapur route is marked in memoirs of Rev Krishna Mohan Banerjee 6 References Edit His surname is also transliterated as Banerjea or as Bandyopadhyay a b c Murshid Ghulam 2012 Banerji Rev Krishna Mohan In Islam Sirajul Jamal Ahmed A eds Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second ed Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Mukherjee Pandey Jhimli 7 January 2019 IIEST on revamp mode for bicentenary year The Times of India Retrieved 22 May 2019 Datta Amaresh 1988 Encyclopaedia of Indian literature Vol 2 Delhi South Asia Books pp 1162 1163 ISBN 978 81 7201 649 4 The Arian Witness Or The Testimony of Arian Scriptures In Corroboration Thacker Spink 1875 Retrieved 12 July 2017 Trains arriving at and passing through Krishnamohan halt Trainroutes Retrieved 15 February 2017 reverend Krishnamohan Bandyopadhyay Dwi Shatabarsher Aloye ed Sanatkumar Naskar and Kasturi Mukhopadhyay Ratnabali 2013External links EditKrishna Mohan Banerjee at Wikipedia s sister projects Texts from Wikisource Data from WikidataFurther reading EditMayukh Das Reverend Krishnamohan Bandyopadhyaya in Bengali Kolkata Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas O Loksanskriti Charcha Kendra 2014 ISBN 978 81 926316 0 8 T V Philip Krishna Mohan Banerjea Christian apologist 1982 Ramachandra Ghosha A Biographical Sketch of the Rev K M Banerjea ed by Manabendra Naskar amp Mayukh Das Corpus Research Institute Kolkata 2012 Durgadas Lahiri Adarshacharit Krishnamohan ed by Mayukh Das Kolkata Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas O Loksanskriti Charcha Kendra 2012 K Baago Pioneers of Indigenous Christianity 1969 Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Bangasamaj in Bengali by Sivanath Sastri Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan Biographical dictionary in Bengali edited by Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose Tattwabodhini Patrika and the Bengal Renaissance by Amiya Kumar Sen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krishna Mohan Banerjee amp oldid 1126457978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
