▁philosophy ▁and ▁poetry ▁outside ▁class ▁hours . ▁ ▁When ▁D ero z io ▁established ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Association , ▁Gh osh ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁leading ▁members . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁that ▁Gh osh ▁lear nt ▁to ▁express ▁himself ▁flu ently ▁in ▁English . ▁The ▁meet ings ▁of ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Association ▁were ▁attended ▁by ▁such ▁people ▁as ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁Ryan , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁and ▁W . W . B ird , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁lieutenant ▁governor ▁of ▁Beng al . ▁They ▁warm ly ▁appreciated ▁Gh osh ' s ▁talent ▁and ▁open ly ▁encourag ed ▁him . ▁ ▁Business ▁activities ▁Gh osh ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁studies ▁un fin ished ▁and ▁get ▁on ▁in ▁working ▁life . ▁On ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁David ▁H are , ▁he ▁started ▁working ▁with ▁a ▁Jewish ▁business man ▁named ▁Joseph . ▁Later , ▁another ▁business man ▁name ▁K els all ▁joined ▁the ▁firm , ▁Gh osh ▁served ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁middle - man . ▁When ▁the ▁two ▁fell ▁out , ▁Gh osh ▁formed ▁a ▁joint ly ▁owned ▁firm ▁K els all , ▁Gh ose ▁& ▁Co ., ▁and ▁still ▁later , ▁around ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁he ▁flo ated ▁his ▁own ▁firm , ▁R . G . G h osh ▁& ▁Co . ▁In ▁the ▁process ▁he ▁accum ulated ▁fab ul ous ▁wealth . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁qual ities ▁of ▁Gh osh ▁was ▁that ▁he ▁never ▁forgot ▁his ▁old ▁friends . ▁Even ▁as