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 [ "9 ] CHUNDER MADHAB GHOSE The year 1838 is important in the history 0/ modern Bengal as witnessing the birth of three great men — Keshab Chandra Sen, Rai Kristodas Pal Bahadur, and Sir Chandermadhab Ghose. The life of the last-mentioned great man is a practical negation of the common saying that high moral worth and worldly success cannot go together. His father, Rai Durga Prasad Ghose Bahadur, an inhabitant of Dacca, very ably served the Government as Deputy Magistrate for a long time ; and his memory is still affectionately cherished by the people of East Bengal. Chundermadhab was edu- cated at the Hindu College, and afterwards at the Presidency College, which succeeded the Hindu College. When the Calcutta University was established, he was one of those who appeared at the Entrance Examination in the first year of its existence. He passed in the fir*t division, and began to study in the Arts Classes of the Presidency College. Before he took his degree, however, he entered the Law Class attached to the Presidency College, where he became the favourite student of his professor, Mr. Montrio, an English advocate. He passed the Law Examination in i860 very creditably and began to practise as a pleader in the Zillah Court of Burd wan. There he showed such abilities, that within six months of his joining that bar, he was appointed Government Pleader, and seemed destined for a conspicuous career. But about this time he was offered the post of a Deputy Magistrate, which he accepted. In a very short time he found out, however, that the choice he had made was rather unfortunate. His independent and ambitious nature could not long brook the restraints of service. He threw up his appointment and joined the bar of the Sudder-Dewany Adalawt, where he found ample field for displaying his talents. In 1861 the Suddcr Dewany Adalawt became the High Court, and Chunder Madhab began, by his ability and industry, to carve out for himself an honourable course there. In the mean time he acted, for some time, as Lecturer in Law in the Presidency College in place of his own professor, Professor Montrio, who had so high an opinion of Chandra Madhab, that he recomended him for his own post. His students, among whom were no lesser personages than Sir Gurudas