Ashwini Kumar Dutta
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Ashwini Kumar Dutta
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| Native name | অশ্বিনীকুমার দত্ত |
| Born |
25 January 1856 Patuakhali, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 7 November 1923 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Educationist, philanthropist |
| Parent(s) | Brojomohun Dutta |
Ashwini Kumar Dutta (Bengali: অশ্বিনীকুমার দত্ত) (25 January 1856 – 7 November 1923) was a Bengali educationist, philanthropist, social reformer and patriot.
Ashwini Kumar Dutta was born in a middle class Bengali Hindu Kayastha caste family in Patuakhali in the district of Barisal in Bengal, now in Bangladesh on 25 January 1856. His father Brojo Mohun Dutta was a Munsiff and a Deputy Collector who later became a District Judge. He passed the Entrance examination from Rangpur in 1870 and completed his F.A. from Hindu College. He went to Allahabad to study law. After that he came back to Bengal and completed his M.A. and B.L. from Krishnanagar College.
Dutta started his career as a teacher at the Krishnanagar Collegiate School in 1878. In the next year he joined Chatra Nandalal Institution at Serampore and acted as the Headmaster of the school for seven months. In 1880, he was called to the Bar at Barisal. He built up a lucrative practice and expended his earning in philanthropic activities. At the suggestion of Ramesh Chandra Dutta, the then Magistrate of Barisal, he established the Brojomohun School in the memory of his father, on 27 June 1884. Ashwini Kumar Dutta was elected as a delegate to the second session of Indian National Congress, held at Kolkata in 1886. He took the initiative to establish the District Board in Barisal in 1887. He established the Bakarganj Hitaishini Sabha and a girls' school in the same year. That year he attended the third session of Indian National Congress in Chennai and spoke on need of reforms in the Legislative Council. In 1888, he was appointed the Vice-Chairman of Barisal Municipality. In 1889, he established the Brojomohun College as a second grade college. He served as the honorary lecturer of English at the college for 25 years. In 1897, he was appointed the Chairman of Barisal Municipality. In 1898, he was selected amongst the committee that was empowered to draw up a constitution of the Congress.
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