Gurudas Bandyopadhyay, a judge and the first Indian vice-chancellor of Calcutta University, passed away on this day.

After attaining the first position in the MA examination from Calcutta University, he studied law.

He began his career as a teacher of mathematics at General Assembly’s Institution (now Scottish Church College) in the city, but left for Behrampur to start practising law, where he also taught.

He came back to Calcutta in 1872 and practised law.

In 1888, he was appointed judge at the high court. In 1890, he was appointed the first Indian vice-chancellor of Calcutta University. He was a teacher at Bengal National College, which was established under the leadership of Aurobindo Ghosh.

Bandyopadhyay encouraged the study of the Bengali language and its use as a medium of education.

He supported women’s education. He was part of several social and educational institutions. He raised his voice against the Partition of Bengal in 1905. He wrote several books on education, law and social and philosophical concerns.

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