Hariram Das

Majumdar Hariram Das Babu Zamindar of Kadirpara
হরিরাম দাস
Born	17th century Jahanabad, Bengal Subah, Mughal Empire (now Khulna, Bangladesh)
Died	Kadirpara Estate, Bengal (now Magura District, Bangladesh)
Successor	Babu Premnarayan Munshi
Partner	Parameshwari Thakurani
Children	Kebalkrishna Munshi Pranakrishna Munshi Kunjabehari Munshi Premnarayan Munshi
Parents	Majumdar Rajiv Lochan Das (father) Shivani Thakurani (mother)
Relatives	Ramram Das (brother) Munshi Balaram Das (brother)
Family	Extended Munshi family of Kadirpara and Chougachi

Hariram Das was one of the earliest patriarchs of the extended Munshi family of Kadirpara and Chougachi. He was the eldest son of Majumdar Rajiv Lochan Das and Shivani Thakurani. Das was the elder brother of Ramram Das and Munshi Balaram Das. He belonged to the Das family belonging to the Barendra Kayastha lineage, which originated from Mahatma Narahari Das (also known as Naradev Das). Satish Chandra Mitra, in his book Jessore-Khulnar Itihas (History of Jessore-Khilna), described Hariram Das as a man of exceptionally large stature and great physical strength, similar to that of his younger brothers, which grabbed the attention of Raja Sitaram Ray, the independent Hindu monarch who revalted against the Mughal Empire.

Santanu Ghosh, in his book Munshianay Chollish Purush, states that Hariram Das renamed Kadirpara as Harirpara, although Kadirpara continued to be used as its popular name. According to Ghosh, the settlement came to be known as Harirpara in 1793, following the introduction of the Permanent Settlement under Lord Cornwallis, and the name was derived from Hariram Das.

Although his youngest brother, Munshi Balaram Das, was childless, the descendants of Hariram Das along with Ramram Das continued to serve as the custodians and holders of the properties of the Kadirpara Estate, with the title of Munshi awarded by Raja Sitaram Ray. Hariram Das was succeeded by his son, Premnarayan Munshi.

An old photograph of Kadirpara Babu Zamindar Bari

Family tree

• Majumdar Rajiv Lochan Das (married to Shivani Thakurani)
  • Hariram Das
    • Premnarayan Munshi
      • Krishnakanta Munshi
        • Sambhunath Munshi
          • Harinath Munshi
  • Ramram Das
    • Radhakrishna Munshi
      • Raghunath Munshi
        • Gabindanath Munshi
          • Gatinath Munshi
            • Tejendra Munshi
            • Hemendra Munshi
          • Chandranath Munshi
            • Jatindranath Munshi
            • Gopendranath Munshi
        • Krishnanath Munshi
          • Dwarakanath Munshi
            • Trailakyanath Munshi
          • Jadunath Munshi
  • Munshi Balaram Das (childless, succeeded by Ramram's son Radhakrishna)

See also

• Majumdar Rajiv Lochan Das
• Ramram Das
• Munshi Balaram Das
• Kadirpara Estate
• Chougachi Estate