Gopabandhu Das popularly known as Utkalamani was a social worker, reformer, political activist, journalist, poet and essayist. Gopabandhu Das was born on 9 October 1877 in Suando village, near Puri in what was then called Orissa. His mother was Swarnamayee Devi, the third wife of Daitari Das.
His father was a mukhtiar and the family was reasonably well-off. Das progressed to Calcutta University, where he obtained an MA and LL.B while simultaneously devoting much of his energies in attempts to improve the education of Oriya people who were living in the city, for whom he opened night schools.
His desire to bring about social reform and educational improvements was influenced at this time by the philosophy of the Swadeshi movement.
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