Mir Nisar Ali, popularly known as Titu Mir. He was another important figure who was moved with the suffering of the Muslims of Bengal. While Syed Ahmed Shaheed was fighting against the Sikhs in the NWFP, Titu Mir was carrying on the work of reformation among the Muslims of Bengal.
Titu Mir was born in 1782 in the district of Twenty Four Parganahs. From his early life he began to think over the political conditions of the Muslims. His aim of life was to revive the past glory of the Muslims and for this he was preparing himsele from the very beginning of his career.
In 1819, Titu Mir visited Makkah on pilgrimage. There in Makkah he met Syed Ahmed Shaheed on the occassion of pilgrimage and became a spiritual disciple of the Syed who inspired him with his Doctrine of Independence. He also constructed a fort of bamboos at Narkelbaria.