Background
The son of Shyam Sundar Ray, he belonged to a family that hailed from Subhaddya in Keraniganj, Dhaka, now in Bangladesh.
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Prasanna Kumar Roy
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He graduated from the University of London in 1873. He was awarded the Doctor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh and the University of London in 1876.
Career
He was a student of Pogose School in Dhaka. On return to the country he taught in Patna College, Dhaka College and Presidency College, Kolkata. He was the first Indian to serve as principal of Presidency College from 1902 to 1905.
Thereafter, he became Registrar of the University of Calcutta and on retirement served as Inspector of Colleges under the University.
He was posted to England for two years as education assistant to the Secretary for India. Manorama Bose was Chief Inspectress of Women"s Education with the Government of West Bengal, and long-time principal of Rani Birla College for Girls, Calcutta.
