Around 1870, Durga Mohan Dash shifted to Kolkata High Court. Dwarakanath Ganguly, the great champion of women's emancipation, had already shifted from Dhaka to Kolkata with his newspaper "Abalabandhab". There were other young men such as Rajaninath Roy, who were clamouring for reforms within the Brahmo Samaj. Till then women used to sit in the Brahmo Samaj behind a screen. The reformists started bringing their wives into the open. That immediately caused some confusion but ultimately they won the day. Brahmo Samaj allowed women to sit in the open.