Education
Presidency University, Kolkata. Scottish Church College
He studied at Oriental Seminary which was also attended by the world famous poet, Rabindranath Tagore.
Presidency University, Kolkata. Scottish Church College
He studied at Oriental Seminary which was also attended by the world famous poet, Rabindranath Tagore.
In 1890, he also became the first Indian Vice-Chancellor of He received his education at the Oriental Seminary, the General Assembly"s Institution (now Scottish Church College), the Presidency College, Kolkata and at the
He had served as a professor at the Scottish Church College. He was the first Indian to be appointed as the vice-chancellor of the He was nominated to the post on 1 January 1890 and remained in office till 31 December 1892. He also studied at the General Assembly"s Institution (now Scottish Church College), the Presidency College, Kolkata and at the He became a puisne judge of the Calcutta High Court, and was knighted by the British government on 22 July 1904.
He made great contribution to the spread of education by making sure that Narkeldanga High School got raised to secondary standard.
There is a prestigious post in the Department of English of the named after Sir Gooroodas Banerjee. The professor who holds this post comes to be known as Sir Gooroodas Banerjee Professor.
There are two undergraduate colleges in Kolkata that commemorate his name, the Gurudas College and the Sir Gurudas Mahavidyalaya. Banerjee was quite well known for his devotion to his mother who was very orthodox in her ways of life.
Every day, he would bring the sacred Ganges water for her mother.
Vidyasagar had by this time become an object of attack by the orthodox Brahmins owing to his introduction of widow remarriage. Defying all social obstacles, Sir Gurudas invited Vidyasagar to her mother"s funeral to fulfill her last wish.