Debaprasad Ghosh

Debaprasad Ghosh
Born(1894-03-15)15 March 1894
Died14 July 1985(1985-07-14) (aged 91)
OccupationProfessor
SpouseShobharani Ghosh (née Bose)
ChildrenSix sons, two daughters

Acharya Debaprasad Ghosh (Bengali: আচার্য দেবপ্রসাদ ঘোষ) (15 March 1894 – 14 July 1985) was an Indian mathematician, politician, lawyer, journalist and educationist.[1][2] He started his career at the age of 21 as a professor of mathematics at the Ripon College. He was actively involved in politics as the President of Bharatiya Jana Sangh from 1956 to 1965, except for the period between 1960 and 1962.[3]

  1. ^ Anirban Ganguly, Shiwanand Dwivedi (2019). Amit Shah and the March of BJP. ISBN 9789388134132.
  2. ^ Maanoj Rakhit (2014). Muslim India Will be Like THIS. p. 310. ISBN 9788189746872.
  3. ^ Baxter, Craig (1969). The Jana Sangh: a biography of an Indian political party. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 206.