Pramatha Nath Bose

Pramatha Nath Bose (1855–1934) was a pioneering Indian geologist and paleontologist.^[1] P. N. Bose was educated at Krishnagar College and later at St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta when he obtained a Gilchrist scholarship to study in London in 1874.^[2] During his study at Cambridge he became a friend of Rabindranath Tagore. He was one of the early Indians to join the Geological Survey of India as a graded officer. His initial work was on the Siwalik fossils. He is credited with the discovery of petroleum in Assam and the setting up of the first soap factory in India and was instrumental in the setting up of Jamshedpur by writing to J. N. Tata about the rich iron ore reserves.^[3]

Pramatha Nath married Kamala Dutt, daughter of Romesh Chunder Dutt, a President of the Congress party and an Indian civil servant, economic historian and writer, on July 24, 1882.^[4] One of his Sons Director Madhu Bose was married to actress - dancer Sadhana Sen, later Sadhana Bose (Grand daughter of Keshab Chandra Sen). A grandson of Pramatha Nath Bose is Indian Filmmaker Amit Bose.

Writings

• Bose, P.N., 1880. Undescribed Fossil Carnivora from the Siválik Hills in the Collection of the British Museum. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society; 1880; v. 36; issue 1-4; p. 119-136.
• Bose, P.N., 1884. Geology of Lower Narbada Valley between Nimawar and Kawant. Memoir Geological Survey of India. 21, pt. 1.
• Bose, P.N., 1896. A History of Hindu Civilization. (3 Volumes)
• Bose, P.N., 1908. Notes on the Geology and Mineral Resources of Rajpipla State. Records of the Geological Survey of India. 37, 167-190.

References

External links

• Statue in Jamshedpur
• Tata Steel pays tribute to P. N. Bose on his 154th Birth Anniversary
• A History of Hindu Civilization
  • Volume 1
  • Volume 2