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Who joined Hindu College as a teacher in 1826?

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Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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The correct option is A Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Hindu College was founded in 1899 by Krishan Dassji Gurwale in the backdrop of the nationalist struggle against the British Raj. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was appointed teacher in English literature and history at the new Hindu College in 1826. He was a radical thinker and one of the first Indian educators to disseminate Western learning and science among the young men of Bengal.

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