Narendranath Datta

Narendra Nath Dutta (21 September 1884 – 6 April 1949) was an Indian Bengali physician and industrialist. He was also known as Captain Naren Dutta and N. N. Dutta. After his mother died in 1890–1891, Narendra and one of his brothers were left with their aunt, while their father moved to Chittagong with his other two sons. He then enrolled in Calcutta Medical College and was able to earn his medical degree in 1915 with financial help from Colonel John Telfer Calvert, principal of Calcutta Medical College, and by working as a porter at the Kidderpore Dock.

Career After earning his medical degree, Narendra received a position as a government house surgeon at the Presidency General Hospital through the recommendation of principal Calvert.

Activism and politics Narendra had associations with members of the revolutionary secret organization Jugantar, which led to obstacles from the government when he tried to join the British Indian Army. He was a supporter of Subhas Chandra Bose and a collaborator of the Indian National Congress (INC).

Death and legacy Narendra Nath Dutta died of a heart attack on 6 April 1949 at his residence at 153 Dharmatala Street (now Lenin Sarani) in Calcutta, the capital of West Bengal, Dominion of India, after returning from his birthplace on 26 March 1949. Eight years before his death, he established a college named Bani Pith (present-day Sreekail Government College) in his birthplace. He also founded the Krishna Kumar Dutta Memorial Trust. In 1955, the school he established in Baranagar was renamed Baranagar Narendra Nath Vidya Mandir in his honor.