▁he ▁went ▁up ▁the ▁financial ▁and ▁social ▁lad der ▁he ▁kept ▁close ▁contact ▁with ▁them ▁and ▁helped ▁them ▁whenever ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁need . ▁There ▁were ▁occasions ▁when ▁he ▁helped ▁his ▁old ▁friends ▁such ▁as ▁R amt anu ▁L ah iri ▁and ▁Ras ik ▁Kr ish na ▁Mall ick . ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁grand ▁father ▁died , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁h ue ▁and ▁cry ▁in ▁society ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁H indu ▁religion ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁possibility ▁of ▁his ▁being ▁ost rac ised . ▁His ▁father ▁appe aled ▁to ▁him ▁to ▁declare ▁public ly ▁his ▁faith ▁in ▁H indu ▁religion ▁but ▁he ▁turned ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁said , ▁" I ▁am ▁ever ▁willing ▁to ▁obey ▁you ▁and ▁bear ▁any ▁p ains ▁for ▁that ▁but ▁I ▁cannot ▁tell ▁a ▁lie ." ▁ ▁When ▁this ▁spread ▁around , ▁he ▁gained ▁in ▁the ▁este em ▁in ▁society . ▁On ▁another ▁occasion ▁his ▁business ▁had ▁n osed ived ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁possibility ▁of ▁his ▁becoming ▁bank rupt . ▁His ▁friends ▁ad vised ▁him ▁to ▁transfer ▁his ▁assets ▁to ▁others ▁but ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁follow ▁an ▁illegal ▁path . ▁His ▁personal ▁integrity ▁has ▁been ▁acknowled ged ▁even ▁by ▁more ▁recent ▁histor ians . ▁ ▁Or ation ▁and ▁social ▁re forms ▁His ▁speech es ▁on ▁the ▁Black ▁Act s ▁( 1 8 5 0 ), ▁which ▁aim ed ▁at ▁bringing ▁disput es ▁between ▁Europe ans ▁and ▁A si ans ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Company ' s ▁courts ▁and ▁those ▁critic ising ▁the ▁European ▁protest s