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I 91 1 DENOBANDHU HITTER. Denobandhu Mitter was one of the literary triumvirate that adorned and enriched the literature of Bengal in its nascent stage. Denobandhu Mitter waa born in 1829 in the village of Chaubaria which waa formerly in the Naddea District but is now included in Jessore. He belonged to a respectable family, but his father was rather a poor man. Denobandhu received his first education in the village Pathsala. After the completion of the education there he was appointed a mohurir in the local Zemindary office on a salary of Els. 8 a month. -He worked for a few days, but his passion for knowledge made* him resign the appointment and he came to Calcutta under the shelter of his cousin. Denobandhu waa about fifteen years of age when he commenced English education. He was at first admitted as a free student in a school started by the Rev. James Long, who used to look upon him with love and kindness. From Mr. Long's school Denobandhu went to another school of which the schooling fee was Ra. 2 a month. He used to raise the amount by subscription. From here he passed the Junior scholarship Examination and joined the Hindoo College. There he enjoyed a Senior scholarship and prosecuted further studies. While at the Hindoo College, he tried his apprentice hand in the columns of the then well known papers Prohliakar and Sttdhuranjan under the fostering care of Iswar Chandra Gupta, who was then regarded as a monarch in the realm of verse. In 1855 Denobandhu entered the service of the government in the Postal Department. He soon distinguished himself and ro*e to eminence. In the Lnshai Expedition of 1871 he was entrusted with making postal arrangement for the field force. Ho shew*} 1 considerable p>wjr of organisation and in recogni- tion of his brilliant service the government uf Lord Mayo conferred upon him the title of Rai Bahadur as a personal distinction. But the most important thing in connection with hi? ofifi cial career is the vast experience he gained of Bengal and