Jhaudanga

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  D.M. BHATTACHARYYA (guest)D.M. BHATTACHARYYA (guest)

  In this village (Jhowdanga) late GOUR MOHAN BHATTACHARJEE, M.A. (Botany) was born.In his time there was no Science stream in Calcutta University. No M.Sc. diploma was awarded. He got the post of Deputy Magistrate offered by the then Governor of Bengal in 1894 (disputed) but he did not accept it. He preferred a job in education line. In British regime the then practice was English people used to hold the highest ost of Government institutions. Accordingly his prayer was turned down. Ultimately, after one year he was given a job as Headmaster, Goalpara (Now in Assam) Zella High School. After serving for a few years he felt an urge to open a English High school near his village. He with the help of local people and his own resources established a school at PATULI where no higher education facilities were available. He selected Patuli as the place was connected with railhead and it was a populated village. Ultimately he established a High School. He became the Founder Headmaster of the school which is now known as Patuli Higher Secondary School.

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  Dhriti Sanyal (guest)Dhriti Sanyal (guest)

  Late Gour Mohan Bhattacharjee,MA [(Boyany-C.U.-1895[disputed)], after resigning from Government post as Head Master, Zella School(Goalpara) established National School to teach upto Class VI standard first at Jhaudanga then shifted to Patuli. The school was established by Gour Mohan's own resource and later the school was running with the donations of some educationally interested persons of Jhaudanga and Patuli and own labour and resource of Gour Mohan. It was said (as learnt) that Gour Mohan was the second Graduate (B.A.)in Burdwan district (1892).

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  Sarmistha Bhaduri Hauger (guest)Sarmistha Bhaduri Hauger (guest)

  Gour Mohan and his wife had eight sone, and two daughters; six of his sons and both daughters lived to adulthood. Three of his sons were medical doctors, one was a lawyer, one was a railway station master, one took over the village ancestral property. Amonst Gour Mohan's grandchildren, there are high government officials, lawyers, scientists, engineers, doctors, and teachers. Among his great grandchildren, there are doctors, engineers, university professors. The family has a great foundation in education, as evidenced by its preminent founder.

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  Sarbani Bhaduri (guest)Sarbani Bhaduri (guest)

  Amazing he was a botanist, that must by why his grandaughter Bani Bhaduri has such a green thumb!

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