ia ▁of ▁K es hab pur ▁Up az ila ▁in ▁the ▁Jess ore ▁district ▁of ▁Und iv ided ▁Beng al . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁His ▁father ▁Sri ▁Bij ay ▁Bas anta ▁B ose ▁worked ▁at ▁Cal cut ta ▁as ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁a ▁company ▁called ▁Ad ya ▁& ▁Company . ▁ ▁Education ▁Sri ▁Mah endra ▁L al ▁B ose ▁went ▁to ▁Cal cut ta ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁got ▁admitted ▁to ▁St . ▁X avier ' s ▁School ▁at ▁Park ▁Street . ▁He ▁passed ▁the ▁Senior ▁Cambridge ▁Ex am ination ▁from ▁that ▁school ▁and ▁got ▁admitted ▁to ▁St . ▁X avier ' s ▁College ▁with ▁hon ors ▁in ▁English . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁acquired ▁much ▁knowledge ▁about ▁tea ▁plant ing ▁and ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁the ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁Ad y as ▁and ▁try ▁his ▁luck ▁in ▁plant ation ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁J al pa ig uri . ▁Through ▁his ▁relative ▁and ▁tea ▁magnet ▁Sri ▁N al ini ▁Gh osh ▁he ▁got ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Sri ▁Pr as anna ▁Dev ▁Ra ik ut , ▁the ▁R aja ▁of ▁the ▁Ba ik un th ap ur ▁Est ate . ▁In ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁ra ja ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁Sh ik arp ur ▁Te a ▁Est ate , ▁about ▁three ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁Bel ak oba ▁railway ▁station . ▁Sri ▁Mah endra ▁L al ▁B ose , ▁however , ▁could ▁not ▁accomp any ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁North