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Madhusudan Das | |
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Born | Satyabhamapur, Cuttack district, Bengal Presidency, Company rule in India | 28 April 1848
Died | 4 February 1934 Cuttack, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India | (aged 85)
Occupation | Lawyer, social reformer, freedom fighter, minister, industrialist |
Education | M.A, B.L. |
Alma mater | Calcutta University |
Period | 1848–1934 |
Spouse | Soudamini Devi |
Children | Sailabala Das, Sudhanshubala Hazra |
Parents | Choudhury Raghunath Das Parbati Debi |
Relatives | Gopala Ballabha Das (brother) Ramadevi Choudhury (niece) |
Madhusudan Das (28 April 1848 – 4 February 1934) was an Indian lawyer and social reformer, who founded Utkal Sammilani in 1903 to campaign for the unification of Odisha along with its social and industrial development. He was one of the prominent figure, helping in the creation of Orissa Province (present-day Odisha, India), which was established on 1 April 1936. He was also the first graduate and advocate of Odisha. He is also known as Kulabruddha (Grand Old Man), Madhu Babu, and Utkal Gouraba (Pride of Utkal). In Odisha, his birthday is celebrated as the Lawyers' Day on 28 April.