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Raja Rajendralal Mitra | |
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 Raja Rajendralal Mitra | |
| Born | 16 February 1822 |
| Died | 26 July 1891 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | British Indian |
| Occupation | Orientalist scholar |
Raja Rajendralal Mitra (16 February 1822 – 26 July 1891) was among the first Indian cultural researchers and historians writing in English. A polymath and the first Indian president of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, he was a pioneering figure in the Bengali Renaissance.[1][2] Mitra belonged to a respected family of Bengal writers.[citation needed] After studying by himself, he was hired in 1846 as a librarian in the Asiatic Society of Bengal, for which he then worked throughout his life as second secretary, vice president, and finally the first native president in 1885. Mitra published a number of Sanskrit and English texts in the Bibliotheca Indica series, as well as major scholarly works including The antiquities of Orissa (2 volumes, 1875–80), Bodh Gaya (1878), Indo-Aryans (2 volumes, 1881) and more.[citation needed]
- ^ Imam, Abu (2012). "Mitra, Raja Rajendralal". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Krishna (2015). "Early Years of Bengali Historiography" (PDF). Indology, historiography and the nation : Bengal, 1847-1947. Kolkata, India: Frontpage. ISBN 978-93-81043-18-9. OCLC 953148596.