Bonnerji, Umesh Chandra : Bonnerjee Woomesh Chandra (1844-1906) an anglicised barrister of Calcutta High Court & vocal advocate of British connection, hence the first choice of the retired English civilians (ICS men) to ‘preside’ over the inaugural Session (Bombay, 1885) of the so-called Indian National Congress.
... movement is nothing if not a grand suit-at-law, best described as the case of India vs . Anglo-India, in which the ultimate tribunal is the British sense of justice, and Pherozshah Mehta, Mr. Umesh Chandra Bonnerji and the other eminent leaders of the bar are counsel for the complainant. Well then when so many experienced advocates have bound themselves to find pleas for him, would it not be highly rash ...
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