Deba Prasad Mitra

Deba Prasad Mitra

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Deba Prasad Mitra Profile

  • Name:
  • Deba Prasad Mitra
  • Born:
  • December 29, 1902
  • Died:
  • February 8, 1978
  • Father:
  • Jyotirindraprasad Mitra

Deba Prasad Mitra Biography

Deba Prasad Mitra was a renowned clinical pathologist and religious and social worker from Bengal during 20th century. He was the son of advocate Jyotirindraprasad Mitra (1869–1918), grandson of Braja Sundar Mitra (1820–1875) and great grandson of Sib Chandra Deb, the Founder-Secretary of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, Kolkata and modernization of Konnagar village. Thus he belonged to a family who has given contributions in the cultural renaissance of Bengal. Deba Prasad was a member of Brahmo Samaj, responsible for the social reforms in Bengal during late 19th century and early 20th.  

 

He was born in Cuttack on 29 December 1902 as the son of an advocate, Jyotirindraprasad. His father was a noble person who gave up his practice when he found that falsehood is needed for the success in this profession. Later he joined the service of the estate of the Tripura Native State at Comilla. Thus his childhood days were spent in Comilla. He passed his Matriculation from Hare School and I.Sc from Presidency College, Kolkata. He studied in Kolkata Medical College from 1921 to 1927 and won many prizes for his excellence. He passed M.B. in 1927. He was the president of Students' Club was established in the Medical College during his studies.

 

It was a time when talented doctors of India fly abroad. But as a true patriot, he decided to stay here and service his mother nation. He vowed that he would never go for a foreign qualification or serve under a foreign Government. He, along with three close friends, established the Calcutta Bacteriological Institute in 1928 which gave free treatment to poor peasants. He took pathology as his field of choice to give more social service. From the mid-1930s till his death in 1978, he was intimately connected with all activities of the Samaj.

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Updated: April 22, 2014

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