Sri Mahimchandra Basu Thakur was the ‘District Special Sub-Registrar’ at the middle of nineteenth century. Sri Chandrakanto Basu Thakur was his eldest son. He was born in January, 1860. Sri Chandrakanto passed his B.A from Dhaka University and returned to his roots in Malkhanagarh at the time when Sri Mahimchandra was posted at Srihatta. Sri Mahimchandra ordered his son to leave college and return to Malkhanagarh and look after his Zamindari. This resulted in untimely stoppage of his higher education. He then bought a number of homeopathy books and boxes of medicine from Dhaka. He then started training in homeopathy by reading books and consulting other doctors. He became a sort of expert in homeopathy medicine. A lot of people use to visit him for medicines. He didn’t charge fees from anyone and even give medicines for free.

From 1886 he dedicated himself for the betterment of the school in Malkhanagarh. He was the headmaster of Malkhanagarh High School between 1890 and 1893 and he worked there for free. He was involved in overall betterment of this school. Before Gandhi he was the one who used to go around the villages in the Bikrampur District and raise awareness among people regarding independence. He was always there for the people of the surrounding villages and he was even consulted during all kind of situation of the villages near and far from Malkhanagarh. Everyone from both the Hindu and the Muslim community in Bikrampur loved and respected Sri Chandrakanto Basu Thakur and trusted him for all his decisions.

In 1930 during the ‘Salt Revolution’ he took up the banner to lead the whole Dhaka District. He was the President of Congress in the Dhaka District. He was the main proponent of revolutions against the present British Governments during ‘Boycott of British goods’ and also raised dissent within people against the British Government.

He was also related to ‘Anushilan Samity’ in East Bengal. The famous Sri Pulin Das, Sri Makhan Das and many other used to visit his house as guests to talk about National Movement against the British.

He died at the age of 87 in 1947, 4th November in his house in Malkhanagarh.