He was born in exciting times. Rajaram Mohan Roy had just died but his reforms about Sati was in place. The Brahmo Samaj started by Roy was having teething troubles. Maharshi Devendranath Tagore took up the cause of Brahmo Samaj in which RDH at the age of 19 became an active proselyter.
He was also closely associated with the reformer and educator Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar who was present and initiated the marriage of RDH's widowed sister-in-law Mokshada.
Macaulay had introduced compulsory English and RDH became voracious reader of English classical, dramatic and philosophical works, He was the sixth Indian to go to England for studies and he did law from University College, London.
RDH joined the Civil Service at Calcutta on his return from London and he had a remarkable stint in office.
For more details please refer to MID VICTORIAN HINDU , a biography by his son Sukumar Haldar and RAKHALDAS HALDAR by his great-grand son Deepankar Haldar.
1. Nirmal Chandra1 Haldar, son of Rakhaldas Haldar and Kirankumari, (#13) was born 1879. Nirmal died 1918 in Simla, at 39 years of age.
He married Shantilata. (Shantilata is #91.) Shantilata was the daughter of Niradnath Mukherjee and Kiranbala.
Nirmal Chandra Haldar and Shantilata had the following children:
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Mamata2 Haldar (#94) was born on (birth date unknown). She married Nayan Mohan Chatterjee. (Nayan Mohan Chatterjee is #95.)
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Suchitra Haldar (#96) was born on (birth date unknown). She married Ajitnath Mukherjee.
(Ajitnath Mukherjee is #97.)
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Niroj Chandra Haldar was born on (birth date unknown).
4. Niroj Chandra2 Haldar (Nirmal Chandra1) (#98) was born on (birth date unknown).
He married Tripta. (Tripta is #99.)
Niroj Chandra Haldar and Tripta had the following children:
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Sumitra3 Haldar (#100) was born on (birth date unknown). She married Pradip Kumar Tagore. (Pradip Kumar Tagore is #101.)
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Nilendu Haldar was born on (birth date unknown).
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Krishna Haldar (#106) was born on (birth date unknown). She married Partha Chakravarty.
(Partha Chakravarty is #107.)
6. Nilendu3 Haldar (Niroj Chandra2, Nirmal Chandra1) (#102) was born on (birth date unknown).
He married Champa. (Champa is #103.)
Nilendu Haldar and Champa had the following children:
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Nilanjana4 Haldar (#104) was born on (birth date unknown).
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Nilangshu Haldar (#105) was born on (birth date unknown).
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