Henry Louis Vivian Derozio Rasik Krishna Mallick (1810 – 8 January 1858) was an Indian journalist, editor, reformer, educationist and a leading member of Young Bengal group.
After initial education at home with some grounding in English, Rasik Krishna Mallick joined Hindu College and turned out to be a highly successful student, one of the flowers of the institution.
In those days, the system was that the Hindu witnesses had to take oath touching a copper vessel containing Ganges water and tulsi (holy basil) leaf.
When his Bengali statement was translated in court as, "I do not believe in the sacredness of the Ganges," there was a hush, every one put their hands to their ears and thought, "How can a boy from the Mallick family say this?"
[1] While residing in Bardhaman, Rasik Krishna Mullick joined forces with his close friend, Ramtanu Lahiri, who was also stationed there, to make a bold statement against orthodox traditions.
His reputation for honesty was unblemished: he performed his duties with fearless integrity, remained untouched by bribery, and won admiration for his incorruptible nature.
Pandit Shivanath Shastri describes how Ramtanu Lahiri, belonging to the highest class Brahman family, regarded Rasik as his intellectual Guru.