Chand Kha Munshi

Chand Kha Munshi was born some time in the middle of 18th century in Kahiagaon village in Vikrampur. His father's name was Afizullah Khan. The Kha family held a prestigious position among the Muslim families in Vikrampur and was well known. His predecessors came to Bangladesh after having a conflict with the King of Delhi.

Chand Kha was an impeccable linguist and eminent pundit. He wrote numerous manuscripts, most of which are handwritten and written in Persian language. Many of those manuscripts are still preserved in Calcutta Museum. Translations of these books should reveal more information on Chand Kha Munshi. This requires more research. A large number of prominent people can be named who were his students. This includes the powerful Zamindar of Sreenagar, Lala Krishna Bose, father of Sir C.M. Bose of Shologhar, Ashwini Kumar Bose of Malkhanagar and father of Monoranjan Ray of Man Para. He was a hugely popular figure in Vikrampur for his depth of knowledge.

:: Added & updated 28-07-2005 @ 1504 GMT