Kshitish Mohan Lahiri

Kshitish Mohan Lahiri (also known as Kshiti Mohan Lahiri) was the Zamindar of Mohanpur in District Pabna (now in Sirajganj District, Bangladesh). His family was known for nationalist activities against the British rule in India. His son Rajendra Nath Lahiri was a Bengali revolutionary. Ksitish Mohan Lahiri himself was involved in various developmental activities in Pabna. In 1915, one of his close associates Rasikendra Nath Nandi established a school named K.M. Institution [http://search.com.bd/banglapedia/HT/U_0012.htm] at Lahiri Mohanpur, on the land donated by Kshitish Mohan Lahiri. He also provided land to build a railway station at Lahiri Mohanpur (now in Sirajganj District). After Indian independence in 1947, Kshitish Mohan Lahiri's family migrated to newly formed state of West Bengal in India.