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Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was born on 12 May 1863 in a little village called Moshua

in Kishorganj District in Bengal, now in Bangladesh. e s!ent "ost o# his adult li#e in Kol$ata,

where he died on 2% Dece"ber 1&1', aged only #i#ty(two.

)!endra$ishore was born Ka"adaranjan *ay, to Kalinath *ay, a scholar in +ans$rit, rabic and

-ersian. e was e!ert in /nglish and -ersian languages and in the traditional 0ndian and British

0ndian legal syste"s. e beca"e a to!"ost e!ert #or inter!reting old land deeds written in

-ersian and in hel!ing the landowners to get the best deal #ro" the newly introduced British

legal syste" in 0ndia. e beca"e a##luent and in due course the #a"ily was able to a##ord two

ele!hants.

t the age o# #ive, Ka"adaranjan was ado!ted by ari$ishore, a relative who was a a"indar in

My"ensingh now in Bangladesh. ari$ishore rena"ed his ado!ted son )!endra$ishore, and

added the honori#ic 4*aychaudhuri4 as a surna"e.

)!endra !assed the /ntrance ea"ination in 188% with scholarshi! #ro" My"ensingh 5illa

+chool. e studied #or a while at -residency ollege, then a##iliated with the )niversity o# 

alcutta but !assed B ea"ination in 1887 #ro" the alcutta Metro!olitan 0nstitution

now idyasagar ollege. )!endra too$ to drawing while in school. e !ublished his #irstliterary wor$ in the "againe Sakha in 1883.

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