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Khudiram Das Khudiram Das ( 9 October 1916 – 28 April 2002 ) was an Indian scholar , educationist , critic , litterateur , an authority on Rabindra literature and linguistic expert . Early life and family . Khudiram Das was born in Beliatore situated in Bankura District , West Bengal to Satish Chandra Das and Kaminibala Devi . He studied in Middle English School in Bankura till Sixth standard and passed the Matric Examination in 1933 with Letter marks in Bengali and Sanskrit and I.A . Examination in 1935 from Bankura Zilla School , achieving 1st Division in both examinations . He graduated in Sanskrit with Honours from Bankura Christian College attaining 1st Class Third position in the year 1937 . He then moved to Kolkata ( then Calcutta ) for higher studies . He completed his Master’s ( M.A. ) in Bengali from University of Calcutta attaining 1st Class 1st position with the then record marks of 72.6% . He was endowed with the Calcutta University Gold Medal and 5 endowment Gold Medals and Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Silver Medal for standing First in Class in M.A Bengali . He was also awarded with Kavya Tirtha and Kavya Ratna for his excellence in Sanskrit . He passed B.T . examination in 1941 . Research degree . He was awarded the D.Litt . degree of Calcutta University in 1962 which was the first Doctor of Literature awarded in Bengali Literature . Rabindra Pratibhar Parichay , his first book on Tagores poetical genius , won him this award . Career . He started his career as a School Inspector in 1941 and continued in that post for a few months . He taught at the Calcutta Women’s College and Scottish Church College from 1941 to 1944 , Presidency College from 1945 to 1955 , Cooch Behar Raj College in 1955 , Krishnagar Government College from 1955 to 1959 , Maulana Azad College ( then Central Calcutta College ) from 1959 to 1973 , Hooghly Mohsin College in 1973 , and as a Part Time Lecturer at Rabindra Bharati University from 1969 to 1973 . He taught at the University of Calcutta as Ramtanu Lahiri Professor of Bengali & Head of the Department of Modern Indian Languages from 1973 to 1981 . He retired from government service in the rank of West Bengal Government Senior Education Service . He was engaged with many organizations and held important positions . He was the President of Bangiya Sanskrita Siksha Parishad , Govt . of West Bengal , Member of Calcutta University Senate Arts Faculty and Ph . D committee , Bangiya Sahitya Parishad , Paschimbanga Bangla Academy , Rabindra Sadan Committee , and Editorial Board of Rabindra Rachanabali Publication Committee ( Govt . Of W.B. ) . After his retirement from active career , he was the Chief Editor of a project of West Bengal State Book Board on a linguistic dictionary of current Bengali words , titled Bengali Linguistic Dictionary for both Bengalis and Non-Bengalis , from 1982 to 1994 . Lectures . He was invited by the University of Calcutta to deliver the D.L . Roy Lecture and the Vidyasagar Lecture . Works . - Rabindra Pratibhar Parichay ( রবীন্দ্র প্রতিভার পরিচয় ) ( 1953 ) - Bangla Kavyer Rup o Riti ( বাংলা কাব্যের রূপ ও রীতি ) ( 1958 ) - Chitra Gitamayi Rabindra Vani ( চিত্র গীতময় রবীন্দ্র বানী ) ( 1966 ) - Vaishnava Rasa Prokash ( বৈষ্ণব রস প্রকাশ ) ( 1972 ) - Samaj Pragati Rabindranath ( সমাজ প্রগতি রবীন্দ্রনাথ ) ( 1973 ) - Rabindra Kalpanay Bigyaner Adhikar ( রবীন্দ্র কল্পনায় বিজ্ঞানের অধিকার ) ( 1984 ) - Bangla Sahityer Adya Madhya - A History of Bengali Literature ( বাংলা সাহিত্যের আদ্য মধ্য ) ( 1985 ) - Banan Bananor Bondore ( বানান বানানোর বন্দরে ) ( 1993 ) - Choddosho Sal O Choloman Rabi ( চদ্দোশো সাল ও চলমান রবি ) ( 1993 ) - Desh Kal Sahitya ( দেশ কাল সাহিত্য ) ( 1995 ) - Santhali Bangla Samashabda Abhidhan ( সাঁওতালি বাংলা সমশব্দ অভিধান ) ( 1998 ) - Bachai Prabandha ( বাছাই প্রবন্ধ ) ( A collection of 14 essays , edited by Manas Majumdar ) ( 2000 ) - Pather Chhayachabite Adhyapak Khudiram Das ( পথের ছায়াছবিতে অধ্যাপক ক্ষুদিরাম দাস ) ( edited by Manas Majumdar ) ( 1996 ) He edited the Kavikankan Chandi by Mukundaram Chakrabarty in 1976 . He also edited Rabindra Prasanga Bodh , a book published by Govt . of West Bengal . He was the Chief Editor of a project of West Bengal State Book Board on a linguistic dictionary of current Bengali words , titled Bengali Linguistic Dictionary for both Bengalis and Non-Bengalis , from 1982 to 1994 . Some of his books are available in ebook format in his website the link to which is http://professorkhudiramdas.com/ebooks-by-professor-khudiram-das . মনীষয়া দীপ্যতি ( Manishoya Dipyoti ) was published by Deys Publishing in 2016 commemorating 100 Years of Birth Anniversary of Dr . Das . Ebooks - - Shikkha Bhabna ( শিক্ষা ভাবনা ) - Samaj Bhabna ( সমাজ ভাবনা ) - Banan Bananor Bondore ( বানান বানানোর বন্দরে ) - Amar Rabindranath ( আমার রবীন্দ্রনাথ ) - Choloman Khudiram Das ( চলমান ক্ষুদিরাম দাস ) - Bangla Sahityer Adyo-Modhyo ( বাঙলা সাহিত্যের আদ্য-মধ্য ) - Prosongo Khudiram Das ( ্প্রসঙ্গ ক্ষুদিরাম দাস ) - Rabindranather Bigyan Boron ( রবীন্দ্রনাথের বিজ্ঞান বরণ ) - Pratibadi Kobi Rabindranath ( প্রতিবাদী কবি রবীন্দ্রনাথ ) Honors . He was conferred the title of Kavya Tirtha and Kavya Ratna for his expertise in Sanskrit Language and the title of Adya Madhya in Sanskrit Grammar . He was endowed with the Calcutta University Gold Medal and 5 endowment Gold Medals and Sir Ashutosh Silver Medal for standing First in Class in M.A Bengali . He was bestowed with many honors including . Pranotosh Ghatak Smriti Puraskar ( 1973 ) Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar ( Govt . Of West Bengal ) ( 1984 ) Sarojini Basu Gold Medal ( University of Calcutta ) ( 1987 ) Sahitya Ratna ( Howrah Pandit Samaj ) ( 1987 ) Rabindra Tattwacharya ( Tagore Research Institute ) ( 1992 ) Rabindra Smriti Puraskar ( Govt . Of West Bengal ) ( 1994 ) Narayan Ganguli Smarak Puraskar ( 1995 ) Rabi Tirthankar ( Sanskrit College ) ( 1998 ) Khudiram Das Memorial Lecture is held every year in Department of Bengali Language and Literature , University of Calcutta in his memory . A bust of him was erected beside Rabindra Bhawan , Krishnagar on 9 October 2018 in association with Krishnagar Municipality as a part of his birth centenary programme . Memorial Prize . Kshudiram Das Memorial Prize is awarded for highest proficiency in Bengali Honours in B.A.Examination from Bethune College under University of Calcutta . Death . He died on 28 April 2002 in Krishnagar , Nadia at the age of 85 . External links . - Official site - WordPress Blog : https://kshudiramdas.wordpress.com/ - Google Plus Profile : https://plus.google.com/104884317612450679370 - Google Books : - Vaishnava Rasa Prokash ( বৈষ্ণব রস প্রকাশ ) - Kavikankan Chandi ( কবি কঙ্কন চণ্ডী ) - Samaj Pragati Rabindranath ( সমাজ প্রগতি রবীন্দ্রনাথ ) ( 1973 ) - Chitra Gitamayi Rabindra Vani ( চিত্র গীতময় রবীন্দ্র বানী ) - Bangla Kavyer Rup o Riti ( বাংলা কাব্যের রূপ ও রীতি ) - Rabindra Pratibhar Parichay ( রবীন্দ্র প্রতিভার পরিচয় ) - Facebook Page - Youtube - Open Library Page