▁of ▁Pad ma ▁V ib h ush an . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Child hood ▁Ch atter ji ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁at ▁Sh ib pur ▁in ▁How rah . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Har idas ▁Ch att op ad hy ay , ▁an ▁aff lu ent ▁K ul in ▁Bra h min . ▁ ▁Education ▁Sun iti ▁K umar ▁was ▁a ▁mer itor ious ▁student , ▁and ▁passed ▁the ▁En tr ance ▁( school ▁leaving ) ▁exam ination ▁from ▁the ▁Mut ty ▁L al ▁Se al ' s ▁Free ▁School ▁( 1 9 0 7 ), ▁ranking ▁sixth , ▁and ▁the ▁FA ▁( pre - univers ity ▁exam ination ) ▁from ▁the ▁ren owned ▁Scottish ▁Church ▁College , ▁standing ▁third . ▁He ▁did ▁his ▁Major ▁( H on ours ) ▁in ▁English ▁literature ▁from ▁Pres iden cy ▁College , ▁Kol k ata , ▁standing ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁His ▁child hood ▁friend ▁was ▁the ▁famous ▁industrial ist ▁Nag endra ▁N ath ▁Das ▁founder ▁of ▁Power ▁Tools ▁And ▁App liance ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁M . A . ▁in ▁English ▁literature , ▁again ▁standing ▁first . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁ ▁lect urer ▁in ▁English ▁at ▁Vid y as agar ▁College , ▁Kol k ata ▁where ▁his ▁colle ague ▁was ▁the ▁th esp ian , ▁S is ir ▁K umar ▁Bh ad uri .