DEROZIO'S TRIAL: Delve into the complexities of Derozio's trial, examining its impact on literature and society in 19th-century India. Discover the legacy of this influential figure. Derozio's trial He spoke of independent thought. He told his students to question any static body with logic. He is only 24 years old.  But his knowledge, thoughts and talent are centuries old.  Born in the Portuguese family in the city of Kolkata with the mission of awakening Bengalis.  Henry Devian Derozio. This article is not intended to settle the debate on whether the Bengali renaissance was limited to a few urban families.  The story of the expulsion of the extremely popular teacher Derozio from the then Hindu College (later Presidency College), which was considered a great seat of learning, is a story ofReading about this amazing trial may remind you of some ancient scenes from the trial of Socrates.We can understand Derozio's attitude from a poem he wrote when he was eighteen, a ...