Shyamaprasad Mukherjee was born of illustrious parents on 6th July 1901. His father was Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee the noted educationist and mother Jogomaya Debi. Shyamaprasad inherited the family background in education. He stood first both in graduation and masters and then  

 moved on to take a degree in law. Here too stood first. He married Sudha Debi in 1923 & the next year he joined Calcutta High Court as an advocate. He was elected Fellow of Calcutta University & was replaced as a member of its syndicate when Sir Ashutosh died in May. In 1926 he left for England where he studied law. He represented Calcutta University in the International University meet while in London. After becoming a barrister he returned to Calcutta and represented Congress as a member of the Bengal Legislative Council. After the death of his wife in1933 he was heart broken but worked extensively to forget the past. From 1934 he was elected twice as the Vice-Chancellor of C.U. 

In 1952 after being elected to the parliament, he formed an alliance called the National Democratic Party & created pressure upon the government. On 20th June 1953 while on a political visit to Kashmir he was arrested for breaking law & while in custody died a mysterious death.