Manmohan Ghose

Nishi Pulugurtha (Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.1.02: Indian Writing and Culture of the Colonial Period, 1750-1947.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Nishi Pulugurtha (Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College)

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Born 13 Apr 1867
Died 16 Oct 1924
Activity 1889-1924

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Born in India
Active in India

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Manmohan Ghose was born in 1869, the second son of an illustrious surgeon, Dr. K. D. Ghose. Together with his brothers, Binoy Bhushan and Aurobindo, he studied at Loreto Convent, Darjeeling. In 1879 Manmohan Ghose went to England where he remained until 1894, completing a professional qualification of Bar-at-law at Lincoln's Inn. On his return to India, he joined Patna College as professor of English; later on, he was appointed professor at Presidency College, Kolkata and worked as Inspector of schools.

However, Manmohan Ghose never felt at home in India, as his letters to Laurence Binyon testify (“Thus from childhood I was subject to fits of gloom and despondency which grew with my age . . .”). His sense of alienation was i…

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Citation: Pulugurtha, Nishi. "Manmohan Ghose". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 August 2007 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=1722, accessed 25 November 2024.]

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