Background
He was born in 1872 in the village of Kulia under Raina thana in Burdwan district. His father Mahtabuddin Ahmad was a village physician.
He was born in 1872 in the village of Kulia under Raina thana in Burdwan district. His father Mahtabuddin Ahmad was a village physician.
He also studied at Hooghly College for the Bachelor degree, but there are conflicting reports on whether he completed his graduation.
Ekramuddin passed the Entrance exams from Burdwan High School in 1892 and the FA exams from Burdwan Raj College in 1894. In 1896, he entered government service as a surveyor. He was later promoted to the post of sub-deputy magistrate.
In 1918, he wrote an important report on the oppression of the indigenous Santhal population by a zamindar of Birbhum district which drew the attention of the government.
In 1927, he retired from government service and moved permanently to his in-laws" residence in the village of Kaitha in Birbhum. Ekramuddin Ahmad gained renown as a literary critic and author
He also wrote volumes of literary criticism on Michael Madhusudan Dutt and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. He wrote several novels, among them the romantic novel Kaanch o Moni (1919).
He was also a humorist, essayist and short story writer, and one of his stories "Bhikkhuk" (or "The Beggar") was a set text in secondary schools in East Pakistan.
Ekramuddin Ahmad died in Kaitha village on 20 November, 1940.