Surendranath Banerjee

Rashtraguru, Sir
Surendranath Banerjee
S. N. Banerjee
11th President of the Indian National Congress
In office
1895–1896
Preceded byAlfred Webb
Succeeded byRahimtulla M. Sayani
Succeeded byLalmohan Ghosh
Personal details
Born(1848-11-10)10 November 1848
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
(present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Died6 August 1925(1925-08-06) (aged 76)
Barrackpore, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day West Bengal, India)
CitizenshipBritish Raj
Political partyIndian National Congress (1883–1919)
Indian National Liberation Federation (1919–1925)
Alma mater
OccupationAcademic •
politician •
Known forFounder of Indian Liberation Federation, Indian National Association,
Co-founder of Indian National Congress

Sir Surendranath Banerjee (Bengali: সুরেন্দ্রনাথ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়; 10 November 1848 – 6 August 1925), often known as Rashtraguru (lit.'Teacher of the Nation') was Indian nationalist leader during the British Rule. He founded a nationalist organization called the Indian National Association to bring Hindus and Muslims together for political action. He was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress. Surendranath supported Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms, unlike Congress, and with many liberal leaders he left Congress and founded a new organisation named Indian National Liberation Federation in 1919.[1]

Banerjee on a 1983 stamp of India
  1. ^ Sitaramayya, B. Pattabhi (1935). The history of the Indian National Congress (1885–1935). Working Committee of the Congress. pp. 12–27.