ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>R&#256M CHANDRA PROFESSOR</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="RM,CHANDRA,PROFESSOR"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279R&#256M CHANDRA, PROFESSOR, born into a K&#257yastha family in 1821 at P&#257n&#299pat. Professor R&#257m Chandra became a distinguished teacher of mathematics. He joined the English school at Delhi in 1833 and earned a merit scholarship. At the age of 11, he was lured into marrying a girl who was completely dumb and deaf. Himself in frail health, he took out retirement from the English school which he had joined as a teacher. On 11 March 1852, he took baptism and converted a Christian. In 1866 he was appointed tutor to the Sikh Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 R&#257jinder Si&#7749gh of the princely state of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257. During his tenure, plans for the setting up of Mohindr&#257 College for the teaching of European science were formulated and the college, then affiliated to Calcutta University, was started. R&#257m Chandra returned to Calcutta to resume publication of his scientific works, but was recalled to Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 during the time of Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 R&#257jinder Si&#7749gh. His contribution towards Urdu journalism and promotion of English education was acknowledged by the state with a grant of <i><u>kh</u>ill'at</i> and <i>j&#257g&#299r</i>.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R&#257m Chandra died in Delhi on 11 August 1880 following an attack of paralysis.</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Hardev Si&#7749gh Virk<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>