K. C. Nag

Keshab Chandra Nag or K.C. Nag Bengali কেশবচন্দ্র নাগ (10 July 1893 – 6 February 1987), was a Bengali mathematics textbook author and educator.^[1]

Early life

K. C. Nag was born in Gurap, Nagpara Hooghly, Bengal, British India on the holy day of Rath Yatra, 10 July 1893. His Father was Raghunath Nag and Mother Khiroda Sundari Debi. Nag lost his father in early age. He was only cared for by his mother.^[1]

Education

Keshab Chandra Nag started his education on Local Bengali Medium School at his Village Gurap. At that time that was the only school at Gurap. From Class VII he changed his school to Bhastara Yojgeshshar Uccha Vidyalaya (Yojgeshshar High School), 3 miles from his village. He started walking from early morning to reach his school and came back to home at evening every day. On Class IX he got admitted to Kishenganj High School.^[1] In 1912, he passed the entrance examination with a First Class and joined Ripon College (now [Surendranath College]), Kolkata, in Science. In 1914, he passed the I.Sc examination with a First Class.^[1]

Working life

He started his working career as Third Master in Bhastara Yojgeshshar Uccha Vidyalaya. While teaching in that school he also did home tuition. His whole family was dependent on him but he resign his job for Higher Study but not with Science. He tried to Graduate in Arts, Mathematics and Sanskrit. And He passed B.A. and welcome Job offer form Kishenganj High School as Mathematics Teacher. He spent some time on that School and then came Job offer form Baharampur Krishnanath Collegiate School as Mathematics Teachers.^[1] At first he lived in a mess in Kolkata at Rosa Road. Then from 1964 he started to live at his own house at Gobinda Ghoshal Lane in South Kolkata.

Meeting with Ashutosh Mukhopadhay

At that time Sir Ashutosh Mukhopadhay heard about him, and he took him to Mitra Institution, Bhabanipur as a mathematics teacher.^[1]

Mathematics books

Kabisekhar Kalidas Roy was a colleague of Keshab Chandra Nag. His first book was Nava Patiganit from U.N. Dhar & Sons. After someday this book becomes famous among the students of class five-six. At the year of 1942 Matric Mathematics, one of the famous books of K.C. Nag was published by the publisher Calcutta Book House with the help of Pareshchandra Bhawal. Day by day his mathematics book became the most famous mathematics books among the teachers and students. After watching the hike of his mathematics book his younger son Late Taraprasad Nag opened his own publishing house named as "Nag Book House".This publishing house is now renamed as " Nag Publishing House" which is looked after by his grand son Sri Tridibesh Nag. Tridibesh did his B.E. in electrical engineering and M.E from Jadavpur University.After this he looked after the publication and took every measure to ensure that the mathematics books by the legendary K.C.Nag never lose its reputation.His sole motive was to see to it that the students are not deprived from the privilege of learning mathematics from K.C.Nag's maths books.K.C.Nag's books from class 4–12 are the books which the students aspiring to excel in every walk of life had depended at some time or other for the past three generations. Tridibesh formed a board consisting of eminent professors,school teachers, examiners and successful students in order to revise the book from time to time.^[2] The money which comes from the sales of his books it is mainly given to two charity fund. One is on his own name and the other one is on the behalf of his wife Lakkhimani.

Others

Keshab Chandra Nag was a disciple of Ma Sarada Devi. From 1925 to 1980 he wrote his diary named Ratna Bedi. It contained many poems, songs, and jokes. He also took part in the Freedom Movement. He went to jail after participating in Mahatma Gandhi's "Bharat Charo" movement. He was very much interested in gaming. He was a lifetime member of Mohanbagan Club.

Death

He died on 6 February 1987.

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