# Bhupendra Nath Bose

Bhupendra Nath Bose (13 January 1859 – 13 September 1924) was an Indian politician and President of the Indian National Congress in 1914.

## Life and works

Bose was born in Radhanagar, Bengal Presidency in 1859. He graduated from the Presidency College, Calcutta in 1880. He completed his master's degree in 1881 and his law degree in 1883. He founded the law firm B.N. Basu and Company, whose office is still located at Temple Chambers in Kolkata.
From 1904 to 1910, Bose was a member of the Bengal Legislature. During this period, he was involved in the nationalist movement. In 1905 he presided over the Bengal Provincial Conference held at Mymensingh. He joined the anti-partition agitation and campaign against British goods throughout Bengal. He opposed the passing of the Press Act in 1910. He became the President of the Indian National Congress in 1914.
Bose was a member and under-secretary in the Council of the Secretary of State for India from 1917 to 1923. In 1923, he was made a member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Bengal. He then became the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta.
On 15 August 1889, Bose joined a meeting at a house in Balaram Ghosh Street in Calcutta, where Mohun Bagan Sporting Club (now Mohun Bagan AC) was founded. He became first president of Mohun Bagan AC. He died in 1924, aged 65.

## References and sources
### References

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* ↑ Basu, Goutamranjan (29 July 2020). মোহনবাগান এবং ভারতীয় ফুটবলের শুরুর কথা [Mohun Bagan and the beginning of Indian football]. meghbangla.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Megh Bangla Internet Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
* ↑ Mohun Bagan History Archived 24 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ Sadhu, Suman (29 July 2021). মোহনবাগান দিবস : প্রথম শিল্ড জয়ে এগারোর টিমে ছয়জনই ছিলেন কোচবিহারের! [Mohun Bagan Day: In the first shield victory, six of the team of eleven were from Cooch Behar!]. bongodorshon.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Bongodorshon Information Desk. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
* ↑ "The first "Home Ground" of the Club on the spacious ground of Mohun Bagan Villa". themohunbaganac.com. Kolkata: Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

### Sources

* Bhupendra Nath Bose
* Bhattacharya, Ayan (10 September 2023). বাংলা ভাগের ক্ষত কিভাবে বিষিয়ে দিল মোহনবাগান আর ইস্টবেঙ্গলকে? [How did the wound of the partition of Bengal poisoned both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal?]. inscript.me (in Bengali). Kolkata: ইনস্ক্রিপ্ট বাংলা নিউজ. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.