Sambhunath Pandit
Sambhunath Pandit (Bengali: শম্ভুনাথ পন্ডিত) (1820-1867) was the first Indian to become judge of Calcutta High Court in 1863. He served in that position from 1863-1867. One of the leading personalities of Kolkata in his age, he had contributed in many ways to the development of legal systems and enrichment of social life.Son of Sadasiv Pandit, he belonged to a Kashmiri Pandit family. He was brought up in Bhowanipur, Kolkata. As a child, he went to Lucknow to study Urdu and Persian. On return to Kolkata, he joined the Oriental Seminary.
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| Birth date | January 01, 1820 |
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| Date of death | June 06, 1867 |
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