Digambar Mitra

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Babu Digambar Mitra, later known as Raja Digambar Mitra, was born in 1817 at Konnagar in the district of Hooghly of present-day West Bengal into a Kulin Kayastha family.^[1][3]

This wealthy and respectable family of

After finishing his education in 1834, he shifted to Murshidabad to work as a teacher. After leaving that job, he worked as head clerk under the District Magistrate and Collector of Rajshahi. Unhappy with his job, he returned to Murshidabad and worked as a tehsildar for the East India Company. In 1838, he was appointed as the estate manager of Cossimbazar Raj. As manager of the Cossimbazar Raj, he was awarded one lakh rupees for his innovative efforts by Raja Krishnanath of Cossimbazar. He invested the money in cotton, indigo business, and share market which made him rich and he became a zamindar.^[2]

An orthodox person he opposed the introduction of widow remarriage.^[2]

He was awarded

One of his grandsons was the illustrious Kumar Manmatha Nath Mitra Rai Bahadur of Shyampukur, well known for his extensive knowledge of European fine art and precious gemstones, and the trading in these items. Shyampukur Rajbati once housed the largest Bohemian crystal chandelier in Calcutta.

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