Khudiram Das (ক্ষুদিরাম দাস) | |
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Dr. Khudiram Das
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Born | 9 October 1916West Bengal, India |
Died |
28 April 2002 |
Nationality | Indian |
Website | http://professorkhudiramdas.com/ |
28 April 2002
Krishnanagar, Nadia,
Khudiram Das (Bengali: ক্ষুদিরাম দাস) (9 October 1916 - 28 April 2002) was a scholar, educationist, critic, litterateur, an authority on Rabindra literature and linguistic expert.
Khudiram Das was born in Beliatore situated in Bankura District, West Bengal to Satish Chandra Das and Kaminibala Devi. He studied in Middle English School in Bankura till Sixth standard and passed the Matric Examination in 1933 with Letter marks in Bengali and Sanskrit and I.A. Examination in 1935 from Bankura Zilla School, achieving 1st Division in both examinations. He graduated in Sanskrit with Honours from Bankura Christian College attaining 1st Class Third position in the year 1937. He then moved to Kolkata (then Calcutta) for higher studies. He completed his Master’s (M.A.) in Bengali from University of Calcutta attaining 1st Class 1st position with the then record marks of 72.6%. He was endowed with the Calcutta University Gold Medal and 5 endowment Gold Medals and Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Silver Medal for standing First in Class in M.A Bengali. He was also awarded with Kavya Tirtha and Kavya Ratna for his excellence in Sanksrit. He passed B.T. examination in 1941.