Krishna Mohan Banerjee

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio Krishna Mohan Banerjee[1] (24 May 1813 – 11 May 1885) was a 19th-century Indian thinker who attempted to rethink Hindu philosophy, religion and ethics in response to the stimulus of Christian ideas.

He was a prominent member of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio's (1808–1831) Young Bengal group, educationist, linguist and Christian missionary.

This inspired him to write his play, The Persecuted: or, Dramatic Scenes Illustrative of the Present State of Hindoo Society in Calcutta, the first original English-language drama by an Indian.

As a result of his conversion, he lost his job in David Hare's school and his wife, Bindhyobashini Banerjee, was forced to return to her own father's house, only to join him in later life.

[7] He wrote an Indian English drama "The persecuted" in 1831.. His other works include The Arian Witness (1875),[8] Dialogues on the Hindu Philosophy (1861), and The Relation Between Christianity and Hinduism (1881).

Krishna Mohan railway station in Sealdah South lines Baruipur - Lakshmikantapur route is named after Rev.

Grave of Rev. Krishna Mohan Banerjee present at IIEST Shibpur campus
Krishna Mohan Halt Station, Sealdah south section.
Gravestone of Banerjee at the Bengal Engineering and Science University