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Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee CSI FRAS FRSE MRIA (anglicised, originally Asutosh Mukhopadhyay, also anglicised to Asutosh Mookerjee) (29 June 1864 – 25 May 1924) was a prolific Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician.
4 days ago · Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was pre-eminently such a person. June 29 marks his 160 th birth anniversary and May 25 was the centenary of his passing. Mathematician, lawyer, judge, jurist, educationist - Ashutosh Mukherjee was all this and more. He left his profound impact in all these fields, bringing to bear a refreshingly new thinking and fresh approach on all that he did. The range of his mind and intellect and the gamut of his activities and accomplishments are so astounding that one is left ...
A multi-faceted personality, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a lion amongst legends. He lived in an era where he walked the corridors with stalwarts like Tagore, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, P C Roy, Swami Vivekananda, and so many more, whose calibre and intellect remain unmatched even to this day.
Jan 26, 2022 · Fazlul Huq, perhaps deeply influenced by his mentor, had teamed up with Ashutosh's son Shyama Prasad Mukherjee to form the coalition Shama-Huq Ministry. Huq, as leader of the Krishak Praja Party, was the Bengal Premier and Shyama Prasad, as leader of the Hindu Mahasabha, was his deputy as Bengal Finance Minister.
Jun 29, 2022 · W ith his bristling moustache and piercing gaze, Ashutosh Mukherjee lived up to his sobriquet ‘Banglar Bagh’—the tiger of Bengal. From Subhas Chandra Bose to Srinivasa Ramanujan and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan to C.V. Raman, the people who helped shape modern India interacted with Mukherjee at some point in their illustrious careers.
Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a legend in the field of education and he contributed greatly to the rich intellectual and cultural legacy of higher education in the subcontinent. Legend has it that when Sir Ashutosh bought books at Calcutta’s famous College Street, a porter had to carry them home.
Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was the first student to be awarded a dual degree (MA in Mathematics and Physics) from Calcutta University and today’s story is about his contribution to science and education in India.
May 23, 2024 · Ashutosh Mukherjee was born on June 29, 1864. He was a mathematical prodigy. His mathematical papers—some of them written while he was still at school—were published in journals of...
Jun 3, 2024 · Ashutosh Mukherjee was born on June 29, 1864. He was a mathematical prodigy. His mathematical papers—some of them written while he was still at school—were published in journals of national and international repute. He secured first class firsts in both BA and MA Mathematics, winning coveted prizes. He then took to law and secured a doctorate.
Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a prolific Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician. He was the first student to be awarded a dual degree from Calcutta University. Perhaps the most emphatic figure of Indian education, he was a man of great personality, high self-respect, courage and towering administrative ability.
