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Derozio was born on 18th April 1809 in Calcutta (Now Kolkata) . His Father was Francis Derozio and his Mother was Sophia Jhonson Derozio.

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Derozio attended David Drummond Dharmatala Academy school from age 6(1815) to 14(1823). Derozio was a sucessful student. He won several prizes for academic excellence .

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At age 14, Derozio left school to work. He initially joined his father's office in Kolkata, then shifted to his uncle's indigo factory in Bhagalpur.Inspired by the scenic beauty of the banks of the River Ganges, he started writing poetry, which he submitted to the India Gazette.His poetic career began to flourish, with poems published in multiple newspapers and periodicals, in 1825.

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In 1827, when Derozio was 18, the editor John Grant took notice of his s poetry, offering to publish a book of his work and inviting him to return to Kolkata. He soon became an assistant editor for Grant, as well as publishing in several other periodicals, and founding his own newspaper, the Calcutta Gazette.

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Hindu College and Young Bengal (May 1826)

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Hindu College and Young Bengal (May 1826)

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In May 1826, at age 17, he was appointed teacher in English literature and history at the new Hindu College. Derozio's intense zeal for teaching and his interactions with students created a sensation at Hindu College. He organized debates where ideas and social norms were freely debated.In 1828, he motivated students to form a literary and debating club called the Academic Association. His teachings inspired the development of the spirit of liberty, equality, and freedom. They also tried to remove social evils, improve the condition of women and peasants, and promote liberty through freedom of the press, trial by jury, and so on. His activities brought about the intellectual revolution in Bengal. It was called the Young Bengal Movement Movement and his students, also known as Derozians, were fiery patriots.

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Derozio was generally considered an Anglo Indian, being of mixed Portuguese, Indian, and English descent, but he considered himself Indian. He was known during his lifetime as the first 'national' poet of modern India, and the history of Anglo-Indian poetry typically begins with him.His poems are regarded as an important landmark in the history of patriotic poetry in India, especially "To India - My Native Land" and The Fakeer of Jungreera. He is influenced by Romantic Poetry, especially the orientalism of poets like Lord Byron and Robert Southey.

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Derozio died of cholera at age 22 on 26 December 1831 in Calcutta. His body was buried in South Park Street Cemetry.

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Derizio's ideas had a profound infulence on the social movement that came to be known as the Bengal Renaissance in early 19th century Bengal. In 1828, Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the Brahmo Somaj, which kept Hindu ideals but denied idolatry. This resulted in a backlash within orthodox Hindu society. Derozio helped discuss the ideas for social change already in the air. Despite his youth, he was considered a great scholar and a thinker. Within a short period, he drew around him a group of intelligent boys in college. He constantly encouraged them to think freely, to question, and not to accept anything blindly. His teachings inspired the development of the spirit of liberty, equality, and freedom.