The year 1857 was the year of the Sepoy Mutiny And at this time the city Calcutta was founded, as per the constitution of the University of London The next year 1858 This year is significant in Bengali history This year was the first year that the Bachelor of Arts or BA in short was introduced in the University of Calcutta.

The total number of examinees was 13 But 3 were absent due to illness The examination was taken by 10 Two passed The first was Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and the second was Jadunath Bose Both were students of the Presidency Bankim Chandra was of the Law Department and Jadunath was of the General Branch.

Bankim Chandra meant the later literary emperor Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay It is unnecessary to give a separate introduction to Bankim Chandra, the creator of the novels Kapalkundala, Debi Choudhurani, Krishnakant's Will, Rajasimha, Anandamath So here I will discuss the second Jadunath Bose.

Jadunath Bose was born on 23 October 1836 in his maternal uncle's house in Shukdevpur, a nondescript village in the 24th Parganas His father was Nandalal Bose, his mother was Swarupamani Devi On his father's side, Rajnarayan Bose and Rishi Aurobindo were Jadunath's relatives Their native place was near Kolkata at Boral.

When Jadunath's father died in his childhood, the responsibility of his son's education fell on his mother, Swarupamani Devi.

Jadunath had an ancestral house in Guruprasad Chowdhury Lane, Kolkata His father Jadunath came to this house and from here he was admitted to the Hindu College Branch School The brilliant Jadunath passed the junior and senior examinations with a scholarship every year Then in 1857, the year of the Sepoy Mutiny, Jadunath passed the first entrance examination in the first division.

He passed his B A the following year.

Then on 2 May 1902, he died Today's generation is familiar with Jadunath Bose, who is known as a notable Bengali in British India, along with Bankim Chandra, the literary emperor.