His father, Krishnapran Gangopadhyay, was a compassionate and humble man; his mother, Udaytara, belonged to a wealthy family and was a strong-willed woman.

Ganguly, touched by the plight of Bengali women, was influenced by Dutta's belief that "the first vital step to social regeneration is liberating woman from her bondage".

It was customary for Kulin men to practise polygamy, earning money from gifts presented to the groom by the bride's father.

The 17-year-old Ganguly was pained, however, when he learned that the fatal poisoning of a girl by her relatives was a common practice; he vowed to be monogamous, and began to empathize with the women in his society.

The second issue had an article about "Knowledge of the Yavanas in Sanskrit"; the third "Whabi religion, Rafique Mondal and Amiruddin"; the fourth "Edison and Electric Light"; the fifth "Telephone, Microphone and Phonograms", and the sixth a "System of Kindergarten Education".

[7] The journal included articles on cooking, the scientific training of midwives improving the health of new mothers (who were usually segregated from other family members in unhealthy conditions).

[6] Abalabandhab attracted the attention of students in Calcutta – where Ganguly introduced it in 1870 – and Dhaka, especially young Brahmos (including Sivanath Shastri and his friends).

He was headmaster at the Hindu Mahila Vidyalaya in Calcutta, a boarding school,[citation needed] supervised by Annette Akroyd.

Rambai decided to do similar work in Bombay and began in 1882 with Dwarkanath's support and guidance by forming Arya Mahila Samiti in Pune with Ramabai Ranade, Tanubai Tarkhud and Dharubai Limaye.

[12] Garguly began a movement to enable women's participation in national politics, allowing female delegates at Congress meetings.

[13] Ganguly's articles detailing the wretched conditions of tea-plantation workers in Assam eventually led the Indian National Congress to send investigators (angering the British planters) and sparked agitation against colonial rule.

[16] He wrote a novel, Suruchir Kutir;[17] a journal biography of Brohmomoyee Debi (the first wife of Durga Mohon Das), and a who's who of contemporary Bengal.