Mitra, Peary Chand

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Peary Chand Mitra

Peary Chand Mitra

(English: Piari Chand Mitra)

A Bengali writer and social reformer with an interest in spiritualism. He became the first president of the Bengal Theosophical Society when that branch was organised in Calcutta in April 1882. He contributed essays on spiritual and philosophical subjects to The Theosophist.

Indian writer and social reformer (1814-1883), active in the Theosophical Society in Calcutta and interested in Spiritualism. He helped found the British Indian Association, served on the Bengal Legislative Council and promoted prevention of cruelty to animals. (BCW 2:536).

The appendix refers to his biographical sketch elsewhere in the collected writings. (BCW 4:658).

Chaired H. S. Olcott’s lecture in Calcutta on 5 April 1882; the Bengal branch was organised the following day. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 4:xxiii)

Some links:

• Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
• CTD article in Russian: Митра, Пиари Чанд

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Mentioned in: Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4) (BCW 4:xxiii)

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