Manmohan Ghose was born the son of Dr. Krishna Dhan Ghose by his wife, Swarnalata Devi Ghose (
née Basu). His ancestral village was in Konnagar, present day
Hooghly district. His family was
bengali Kayastha, and were among the early adopters of English education. Consequently, they had acquired affluence and the prestige of holding government jobs. Manmohan's father, Krishna Dhun Ghose, was a doctor in the government service, who served as Assistant Surgeon of
Rangpur in Bengal. Formerly a member of the
Brahmo Samaj religious reform movement, he had become enamoured with the then-new idea of
evolution while pursuing medical studies in Britain. Manmohan's mother, Swarnalata Devi, was the daughter of
Shri Rajnarayan Bose, a leading figure in the Brahmo Samaj. He was the best friend of Laurence Binyon. Manmohan was the second of siblings. The eldest was his brother, Benoybhusan Ghose, then Manmohan himself, then his brother
Sri Aurobindo (the famous revolutionary and ascetic) followed by his only sister Sarojini, and last of all was another brother,
Barindrakumar (usually referred to as Barin). ==Career==