Debendranath Tagore

Debendranath Tagore (15 May 1817 – 19 January 1905) was a Hindu philosopher and religious reformer, active in the Brahmo Samaj (earlier called Bhramho Sabha) (“Society of Brahma,” also translated as Society of God).He joined Brahmo samaj in 1842. He was the founder in 1848 of the Brahmo religion, which today is synonymous with Brahmoism.[2][3] Born in Shilaidaha, his father was the industrialist Dwarkanath Tagore;[4] he himself had 14 children, many of whom, including Nobel-prize winning poet Rabindranath Tagore, made significant artistic or literary contributions to society.[5][6]

Debendranath Tagore
Portrait of Debendranath Tagore
Born(1817-05-15)15 May 1817
Calcutta, Bengal, British India[1] (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Died19 January 1905(1905-01-19) (aged 87)
Calcutta, Bengal, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
NationalityBritish Indian
OccupationReligious reformer
MovementBengal Renaissance
Spouse(s)Sarada Devi
Children14, including Dwijendranath Tagore, Satyendranath Tagore, Hemendranath Tagore, Jyotirindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Swarnakumari Tagore

Thakur Bari (House of Tagores)

Debendranath Tagore was born to the Tagore family in Jorasanko, popularly known as Jorasanko Thakur Bari in North-western Kolkata, which was later converted into a campus of the Rabindra Bharati University. The Tagore family, with over three hundred years of history,[7] has been one of the leading families of Calcutta, and is regarded as a key influence during the Bengal Renaissance.[7] The family has produced several persons who have contributed substantially in the fields of business, social and religious reformation, literature, art and music.[7][8]

Upasana Griha (Prayer Hall) in Santiniketan, built by Debendranath Tagore in 1863.

Books
  • Brahma Dharmo Grantho (1851)
  • Atmatatto Bdya (1852)
  • Brahma Dharmer Mot O Biswas (1860)
  • Kalikata Bramha Samajer Baktrita (1862)
  • Gyan O Dharmer Unnati (1893)
  • Porolo O Mukti (1895)[9]

References
  1. Chaudhuri, Narayan (2010) [1973]. Maharshi Debendranath Tagore. Makers of Indian Literature (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 11. ISBN 978-81-260-3010-1.
  2. মজুমদার, চিরশ্রী. "ভোগেরে বেঁধেছ তুমি সংযমের সাথে". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. গুপ্ত, মহেন্দ্রনাথ; Gupta, Mahendranath (24 May 2020). শ্রীরামকৃষ্ণ কথামৃত (Shri Ramakrishna Kathamrita): তৃতীয় খন্ড (in Bengali). Indic Publication. ISBN 978-1-62598-077-9.
  4. "Builders of Bengal: Debendranath Tagore". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. "'Multifaceted genius': Rabindranath Tagore remembered on his 80th death anniversary". Hindustan Times. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. "কবির পিতা, এই কি তাঁর একমাত্র পরিচয়?". EI Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  7. Deb, Chitra, pp 64–65.
  8. "The Tagores and Society". Rabindra Baharati University. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
  9. "দেবেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার". bn.wikisource.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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