Career
Born at Gariffa village on the banks of the Hooghly River, he proceeded to Kolkata in 1791 for his education
A self-made man, starting as a petty compositor earning eight rupees a month, "He worked for several years in a Hindustani press after which he was appointed as a clerk in the Asiatic Society". Shibnath Shastri writes, "by dint of his capabilities, hard work and diligence, he rose to be its indigenous secretary. In 1812, he secured a job in Fort William College.
Finally, he rose to be a Dewani of the Treasury, and treasurer of the Bengal Bank.
He was connected with many of the social activities of his time. Sastri wrote: "Babu Ramkamal Senator acting as their mouthpeice.. called a Committee meeting, and moved that Mr Derozios"s manners and conduct was such as to injure the morals of the boys in touch with him and he should be removed from the staff of masters."
In the same year he published an English-Bengalee dictionary in 2 volumes with 58,000 words which was commissioned by the Serampore Baptist Mission (1817–1834).
Another famous book that he co-authored was Hitopadesha in 1820, a collection of fables modelled on Aesop"son
