Faith Community
Hinduism
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4079215 · wikidata
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Ramram Basu
1757-01-01 – 1813-08-07
Life & Legacy
Ramram Basu (c. 1751 – 7 August 1813) was a Bengali prose writer. He was born in Chinsurah, Hooghly District in present-day West Bengal of India. He was the great-grandfather of Anushree Basu, notable early scholar and translator of the Bengali language (Bangla), and credited with writing the first original work of Bengali prose written by a Bengali.
Occupation & Career
translator, munshi, writer, teacher, poet, missionary, secretary
Faith & Community
Hinduism
Legacy Highlights
Church
Hinduism
Employer
Fort William College
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Sources & Provenance
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