▁Beng al , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁studies ▁stay ing ▁at ▁a ▁mess ▁near ▁Park ▁Street . ▁At ▁college ▁he ▁got ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁got ▁the ▁rare ▁opportunity ▁of ▁being ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁the ▁great ▁leader ▁and ▁s age ▁like ▁person ality ▁and ▁this ▁rad ically ▁changed ▁his ▁character . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁his ▁mother ▁had ▁died ▁at ▁their ▁native ▁village ▁and ▁this ▁made ▁Sri ▁B ose ▁mor ose ▁and ▁un inter ested ▁in ▁career ism . ▁He ▁at ▁first ▁decided ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁material ▁purs uits ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁s any asi . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁relatives ▁at ▁Cal cut ta ▁persu aded ▁him ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁the ▁desire ▁out ▁of ▁trans itory ▁up he aval ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁likely ▁last ▁long ▁and ▁took ▁initi ative ▁to ▁send ▁him ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁North ▁Beng al . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁also ▁desired ▁that ▁Mah endra ▁should ▁stay ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁join ▁the ▁plant ation ▁business . ▁He ▁took ▁initi ative ▁for ▁his ▁marriage ▁and ▁Mah endra ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Sar al ab ala , ▁a ▁four teen - year - old ▁girl ▁from ▁the ▁famous ▁Gh osh ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁Jess ore ▁town . ▁He ▁at ▁first ▁had ▁joined ▁his ▁father ' s ▁business ▁and ▁was ▁stay ing ▁at ▁his ▁father ' s ▁house ▁at ▁Sil ig uri ▁Town . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁So on ▁Sri ▁Mah endra ▁L al ▁B ose