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'''Kalikrishna Mitra''' (1822 – 2 August 1891) was a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] philanthropist, educator and writer. He established the first non-government girls’ school in [[India]].<ref name="Vol II 2004" /><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Mitra was born to Shibnarayan Mitra in [[Kolkata]], [[British India]]. He passed from [[Hare School]] and entered into the [[Presidency College Calcutta|Presidency College]] but due to poor economic condition he had to leave his studies and start living in his maternal house at [[Barasat]], presently [[North 24 Parganas district]]. His elder brother was a notable doctor, Nabinkrishna Mitra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Isvar_Chandra_Vidyasagar,_a_story_of_his_life_and_work/Chapter_15|title=Isvar Chandra Vidyasagar, a story of his life and work|last=Chapter 15|first=Subal Chandra Mitra|website=en.wikisource.org|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="Vol II 2004" /><br />
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==Contribution==<br />
[[File:Barasat Kali Krisha Girls High School.jpg|thumb|300px|right|{{center|The Girls School established in 1847 named after Kalikrishna}}]]<br />
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Mitra involved himself with [[progressive education]] movement and several activities relating to some social reforms mainly in Bengal. In 1847 he established a private girls school in Barasat with the help of his brother Nabinkrishna and educationist [[Peary Charan Sarkar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bgc.org.in/history.php|title=Barasat Government College|access-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421163059/http://www.bgc.org.in/history.php|archive-date=21 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was the first school for the girls of aristocratic [[Hindu]] families established by any Indian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.socialresearchfoundation.com/upoadreserchpapers/5/190/1802061145301st%20chiranjit%20roy.pdf|title=Madanmohan Tarkalankar and Women Education in the First Half of 19th Century Bengal|last=Chiranjit Roy|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref> Initially it was started with only two girls. ''Kuntibala'', daughter of Nabinkrishna is one of them. Although such activities was strongly opposed by Hindu [[Zamindar|Zaminders]] and the then conservative society but [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]] and [[John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune]] supported Mitra's enormous effort for women education in Bengal.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91xAzuqbha0C&q=kalikrishna+mitra&pg=PA49|title=Hindu Widow Marriage|last=Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar|date=22 November 2011|isbn=9780231526609|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref> Latter the school was renamed as [[Kalikrishna Girls' High School]]. Even Bethune got inspiration for establishment Bethune School in 1849, when he went there for inspection as President of the Council of Education.<ref>Bagal, Jogesh C., ''History of The Bethune School and College'' in the ''Bethune School and College Centenary Volume, 1849–1949. ''</ref> Mitra organised an agricultural firm of 150 ''Bighas'' for scientific farming, plantation and research in Barasat. He brought modern equipment from [[England]] for this purpose. He also contributed to spread out for [[Homeopathy]] medication.<ref name="Vol II 2004">{{Cite book|title=Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan|last=Vol II|first=Anjali Basu|publisher=Sahitya Sansad|year=2004|isbn=81-86806-99-7|location=Kolkata|pages=78}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q4k9ILvAcE4C&q=kalikrishna+mitra&pg=PA87|title=Nationalizing the Body: The Medical Market, Print and Daktari Medicine|last=Projit Bihari Mukharji|year=2011|isbn=9780857289353|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Literary works==<br />
Mitra had knowledge in English literature, philosophy, yoga, history and science. He published various articles in Bengali and English magazines. Mitra wrote few books namely:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.338641|title=Garhasthya-byabastha O Shishu Chikitsa|last=Mitra, Kalikrishna|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref><br />
* ''Bama Chikitsa''<br />
* ''Garhasthyobabostha O Shishu Chikitsa''<br />
* ''Pashu Chikitsa''<br />
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