On
19 th July 1863 A.D. Dwijendralal Roy better known as D.L.Roy was born in the
noted "Dewan" family of Krishnanagar.His father was Dewan
Kartikeya
Chandra Roy , mother Prasannamayee Devi.D.L.Roy paseed the Entrance Examination
from Krishnanagar
Collegiate School in 1878 & completed F.A. from Krishnanagar
Government College in 1880.He went to Mahasin College in Hoogly district
and passed B.A. examinations in 1883 and did M.A. from Presidency College ,
Kolkata in 1884. He bagged the State Scholarship to study Agricultural Science
in London.He returned home in 1886 , but faced social boycott for crossing
the seas , which was viewed as an offence at that time. He got married to Surabala
Devi in 1887. After marrying he joined service under the British Government
on 25 th December 1886. He served the government until 28 th April 1909 . During
his service he made notable contributions to the Land & Revenue system of
Bengal.
D.L Roy is remembered for his historic 7 patriotic plays like,
Shahjahan (1909), Mebarpatan(1908), Chandragupta(1911), and social sataires
like Biraha(1897), Hasir Gaan(1900). His first English novel "Lyrics of
Ind" came out in 1885. He was a noted singer & musician too.His patritic
songs, fun songs and tunes are exclusive & known as "Dwijendrageeti"
ie songs of Dwijendralal. The song "Dhana Dhanye Pushpe Bhara"
is one of his popular compositions. Death of his wife made him more inclined
towards religion.
D.L. Roy died of cardiac arrest on 17 th May 1913. Survived by
his only son , an eminent singer Dilip Kumar Roy. The birth place of D.L.Roy
has no traces left and is now within the Krishnanagar Railway Station premises.
A couple of pillars and an epitaph are all to remind you about the great Krishnanagarian.