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 Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed2011-03-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Dutt    
First Name(s)  Michael Madhusudan    
Year of Birth  1824    
Year of Death  1873    
Entry  Son of Raj Narayan Dutt, a pleader in the Sadr Court : born Jan. 25, 1824 : educated in the Hindu College under Derozio. When his father wished to marry him, he ran away to the Missionaries, and on Feb. 9, 1843, was baptized as a Christian : remained at Bishop's College, Calcutta, for four years, 1843-7, and then went to Madras, where he lived in great poverty : returning to Calcutta, 1856, he became Interpreter in the Calcutta Police Court : enjoyed considerable reputation as a writer of Bengali blank verse, which he created and introduced into the language. In 1862 he went to England, and was called to the bar : practised at the Calcutta bar from 1867, but without any marked success. In literary circles his memory is treasured : he helped to promote a national drama and theatre : produced some meritorious dramas, farces and poems : knew several Oriental and European languages, besides Greek and Latin : his improvidence and failings ruined a promising career : died in a charitable hospital, June 29, 1873.     
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