[1][2] He is notable for his contributions towards the fields of women's education, for arousing the patriotic feeling of his countrymen and for being one of the earliest persons in the country in organised national politics.

His father was a renowned sub-judge and a patriot, and had acquired his broad frame of mind from Ram Mohan Roy, when he came in contact with him.

He wrote an article against indigo merchants and sent it for publication in the Hindu Patriot but the same could not be published owing to the untimely death of its editor, Harish Chandra Mukherjee.

[3] While in England, Ghose yearned for the Bengali staple food, machher jhal and bhat (fish curry and rice), but back home he took on all the characteristics of an Anglicised Indian in defiance of opposition from the family and society.

In later years, whenever the local press sought to criticize the denationalised Indian, Ghose invariably became the primary target of ridicule.

[7] Ghose will long be remembered for his contributions towards the improvement of the position of his countrymen, particularly in the field of women's education,[3] apart from donating his house for the building of Krishnagar Collegiate School.

he succeeded in setting up a normal school for training teachers under the Indian Reform Association led by Keshub Chunder Sen.[8] During his stay in England he had befriended another Unitarian, Annette Akroyd.

[9] By the time Monomohun Ghose died the institution had already turned, under his secretaryship, into a centre of higher studies where girls could read up to the postgraduate level.

[3] He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress established in 1885 and was chairman of the reception committee of its session held at Kolkata in 1890.

[3] Satyendranath Tagore's house on Park Street (after his retirement) was a meeting place for important people of the age in Kolkata.