Bengali Brahmos are those who adhere to

Brahmoism Brahmoism is a religious movement which originated from the mid-19th century Bengali Renaissance, the nascent Indian independence movement. Adherents, known as ''Brahmos'' (singular Brahmo), are mainly of Indian or Bangladeshi origin or natio ...

, the philosophy of

Brahmo Samaj Brahmo Samaj ( bn, ব্রহ্ম সমাজ, Brahmô Sômaj, ) is the societal component of Brahmoism, which began as a monotheistic reformist movement of the Hindu religion that appeared during the Bengal Renaissance. It was one of t ...

which was founded by

Raja Rammohan Roy Raja Ram Mohan Roy ( bn, রামমোহন রায়; 22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was an Indian reformer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a social-religious reform ...

. A recent publication describes the disproportionate influence of Brahmos on India's development post-19th Century as unparalleled in recent times.

Brahmo Samaj

;When is a Brahmo not a Brahmo Samajist? One aspect of

is recognition that not only explicit faith and worship makes for a Brahmo, but also genealogy, which is implicit. People with even a single Brahmo parent or a Brahmo guardian are treated as Brahmos until they absolutely renounce the Brahmo faith. This often causes tension within the Samaj, for example, when an offspring of a Brahmo follows

communism Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a ...

or atheism or another religious belief without renouncing Brahmoism formally. There are differing views between the

Theist Theism is broadly defined as the belief in the existence of a supreme being or deities. In common parlance, or when contrasted with ''deism'', the term often describes the classical conception of God that is found in monotheism (also referred to ...

and

Deist Deism ( or ; derived from the Latin '' deus'', meaning "god") is the philosophical position and rationalistic theology that generally rejects revelation as a source of divine knowledge, and asserts that empirical reason and observation ...

streams of Brahmoism on the retention of such people within the fold. Additionally, a Brahmo who opts not to subscribe to membership of a Brahmo Samaj remains a Brahmo but ceases to be a Brahmo Samajist.

People associated with Brahmo Samaj

Banerjee

Sasipada Banerji Shasipada Banerjee (02 February, 1840– 15 December, 1924) was a social worker and leader of the Brahmo Samaj who is remembered as a champion of women's rights and education and as one of the earliest workers for labour welfare in India. He was ...

(1840–1924), Social reformer. ** Sir Albion Rajkumar Banerjee, CSI, CIE (1871–1950), Diwan of

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

. *Amiya Charan Banerjee (1891–1968), Vice Chancellor of

Allahabad University , mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees" , established = , type = Public , chancellor = Ashish Chauhan , vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava , head_label ...

. *Probha Banerji, first lady magistrate of India. **Kalyan Banerji, Deputy Managing Director of the State Bank of India. **

Milon K. Banerji Milon Kumar Banerji (c. 1928 – 20 July 2010) was an Indian jurist who was Attorney General of India from 1992 to 1996 and again from 2004 to 2009. He was also Solicitor General from 1986 to 1989. He died on 20 July 2010 after a long illness ...

(1928–2010), Attorney General of India. *** Gourab Banerji, Additional Solicitor General of India.

Chakrabarty

Nikhil Chakravarty Nikhil Chakravartty (1913–1998) was an Indian journalist. Biography Chakravartty was born on 3 November 1913 in India's northeastern state of Assam. He was the founder-editor of the respected current affairs weekly ''Mainstream''. He gradua ...

, Founder-Editor, Mainstream Weekly. **Sumit Chakravarty, Editor, Mainstream Weekly. *Uma Shehanobis (née Chakrabarty), Principal, Patha Bhavan, Calcutta.

Chattopadhayay

Aghorenath Chattopadhyay Aghorenath (also spelt Aghornath) Chattopadhyay (1851–1915) was an Indian educationist and social reformer. First Indian to secure a D.Sc. (Doctor of Science) degree, he later became the first principal of Nizam College, Hyderabad. The reno ...

, Principal, Nizam's College, Hyderabad. **

Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu (''née'' Chattopadhyay; 13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) was an Indian political activist, feminist and poet. A proponent of civil rights, women's emancipation, and anti-imperialistic ideas, she was an important person in Ind ...

(1879–1949), Politician. ***

Padmaja Naidu Padmaja Naidu (17 November 1900 – 2 May 1975) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who was the 4th Governor of West Bengal from 3 November 1956 to 1 June 1967. She was daughter of Sarojini Naidu. Early life Padmaja Naidu was born in H ...

(1900–1975), Governor of West Bengal. ***

Leela Naidu Leela Naidu (1940 – 28 July 2009) was an Indian actress who starred in a small number of Hindi and English films, including '' Yeh Raste Hain Pyar Ke'' (1963), based on the real-life Nanavati case, and '' The Householder'', Merchant Ivory Pr ...

(1940–2009), Artist. ** Suhasini Chattopadhyay, Indian freedom fighter. **

Virendranath Chattopadhyaya Virendranath Chattopadhyaya ( bn, বীরেন্দ্রনাথ চট্টোপাধ্যায়), alias Chatto, (31 October 1880 – 2 September 1937, Moscow), also known by his pseudonym Chatto, was a prominent Indian revolutiona ...

(1880–1937), Indian nationalist. **

Harindranath Chattopadhyaya Harindranath Chattopadhyay (2 April 1898 – 23 June 1990) was an Indian English poet, dramatist, actor, musician and a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from Vijayawada constituency. He was the younger brother of Sarojini Naid ...

(1898–1990),

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

, Member of Parliament,

Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises N ...

. **

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (3 April 1903 – 29 October 1988) was an Indian social reformer and freedom activist. She was most remembered for her contribution to the Indian independence movement; for being the driving force behind the renaissanc ...

Padma Vibhushan The Padma Vibhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service". All persons without ...

, Social reformer. *** Krishna Chattopadhyay (1935–2009), Singer.

Bose

Rajnarayan Basu Rajnarayan Basu ({1826–1899) was an Indian writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance. He was born in Boral in 24 Parganas and studied at the Hare School and Hindu College, in Kolkata, Bengal. A monotheist at heart, Rajnarayan Basu c ...

, Writer and intellectual of the

Bengal Renaissance Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

. **Krishnadhan Ghosh (son-in-law of Rajnarayan Basu), Civil Surgeon, Pabna, Bengal. *** Sri Aurobindo, Indian nationalist; vice principal of

Baroda College The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, formerly Baroda College, is a public university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India. Originally established as a college in 1881, it became a university in 1949 after the independence of ...

. *

Girindrasekhar Bose Girindrasekhar Bose (31 January 1887 – 3 June 1953) was an early 20th-century Indian psychoanalyst, the first president (1922–1953) of the Indian Psychoanalytic Society.Sudhir Kakar, 'Girindrasekhar Bose (1886-1953), ''International Diction ...

, Psychoanalyst. Jagadish Chandra Bose 1926

* Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858–1937), Polymath who was Professor of Physics, Presidency College, Calcutta. * Lady Abala Bose (1864–1951), Social reformer who founded the Nari Sikhshya Samities. **

Debendra Mohan Bose Debendra Mohan Bose (26 November 1885 – 2 June 1975) was an Indian physicist who made contributions in the field of cosmic rays, artificial radioactivity and neutron physics. He was the longest serving Director (1938–1967) of Bose Institut ...

(1887–1975) (Sir J.C. Bose was his maternal uncle),

Director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

, Bose Institute, Calcutta *

Anandamohan Bose Ananda Mohan Bose ( bn, আনন্দমোহন বসু) (23 September 1847 – 20 August 1906) was an Indian politician, academician, social reformer, and lawyer during the British Raj. He co-founded the Indian National Association, one ...

(1847–1906) (brother-in-law of Sir J.C. Bose and paternal uncle of D.M. Bose), Co-founder of

Indian National Association The Indian Association was the first avowed nationalist organization founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in 1876. The objectives of this Association were "promoting by every legitimate means the political, i ...

; first Indian Wrangler at Cambridge University. * Rajsekhar Bose (1880–1960), Author *

(1887–1953), Psychiatrist.

Das

*Bhuban Mohan Das **

Chittaranjan Das Chittaranjan Das (5 November 1870 – 16 June 1925), popularly called ''Deshbandhu'' (Friend of the Nation), was an Indian freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian independence movement and founder-leader of the Swara ...

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

of Calcutta. **

Basanti Devi Basanti Devi (23 March 1880 – 7 May 1974) was an Indian independence activist during the British rule in India. She was the wife of activist Chittaranjan Das. After Das' arrest in 1921 and death in 1925, she took an active part in various po ...

, Social reformer. ***

Siddhartha Shankar Ray Siddhartha Shankar Ray (20 October 1920 – 6 November 2010) was an Indian lawyer, diplomat and Indian National Congress politician from West Bengal. In his political career he held a number of offices, including Union Minister of Education (1 ...

(grandson), Chief Minister of West Bengal. ***Justice Manjula Bose (granddaughter), Judge of the High Court of Calcutta. *** Jaidip Mukherjea (grandson) (1942-), Sportsman. * Durga Mohan Das (1841–1897), Social reformer. **

Satish Ranjan Das Satish Ranjan Das (1870–1928) was the Advocate-General of Bengal and later the Law Member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy; he was sometime treasurer of the Boy Scouts of Bengal and the Lodge of Good Fellowship, and a prominent memb ...

(1870–1928), Law Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council; founder of

Doon School The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mode ...

. *** Shomie Ranjan Das (1935-), Headmaster of

Mayo College Mayo College (informally Mayo) is a boys-only independent boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872. This makes it one of the oldest pu ...

and

Lawrence School, Sanawar The Lawrence School, Sanawar, is the oldest Co-Ed boarding school in the world near Solan city. Established in 1847, its history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious and oldest schools in Asia. It is located in the ...

. *Rakhal Chandra Das **

Sudhi Ranjan Das Sudhi Ranjan Das (1 October 1894 – 18 September 1977) was the 5th Chief Justice of India, serving from 1 February 1956 to 30 September 1959. Das also served as chairman of '' The Statesman''. Background and education S.R. Das was born in ...

, 5th Chief Justice of India. *** Group Captain Suranjan Das ***Anjana Sen (née Das) ***

Ashoke Kumar Sen Ashoke Kumar Sen (10 October 1913 – 21 September 1996) was an Indian barrister, a former Cabinet minister of India, and an Indian parliamentarian. He also holds the record for winning a Lok Sabha seat the most times and also the record for b ...

, Law Minister of India. Jibanananda Das (1899–1954)

Kusumkumari Das Kusumkumari Das (1875–1948) was a Bengali poet, writer and social activist. She is known as a poet and mother of Jibanananda Das, the eminent poet of modern Bengali literature and also served as the secretary of Barishal Women Society. Biog ...

, Social Worker. **

Jibanananda Das Jibanananda Das () (17 February 1899 – 22 October 1954) was an Indian poet, writer, novelist and essayist in the Bengali language. Popularly called "Rupashi Banglar Kabi'' ('Poet of Beautiful Bengal'), Das is the most read poet after Rabindr ...

, Poet. ***

Chidananda Dasgupta Chidananda Das Gupta ( bn, চিদানন্দ দাশগুপ্ত) (20 November 1921 – 22 May 2011)—family name sometimes spelled 'Dashgupta' and 'Dasgupta'—was an Indian filmmaker, film critic, a film historian and one of the ...

, Filmmaker. * Beni Madhab Das (1866–1952), Social reformer. **

Bina Das Bina Das (24 August 1911—1986) was an Indian revolutionary and nationalist from West Bengal. Biography Early life and education Das was the daughter of a Brahmo teacher, Beni Madhab Das and a social worker, Sarala Devi. Her elder sister ...

(1911–1986), Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 1947–51. *Arun Kumar Das, FRCS (Eng. & Edin.) (1924–2015), Orthopedist; Professor, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta.

Dey

Brajendranath De Brajendranath Dey (23 December 1852 – 20 September 1932) was an early Indian member of the Indian Civil Service. Early life and education De studied at Hare School, Calcutta, and then Canning Collegiate School and Canning College, Lucknow. ...

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, ICS (1852–1932), Bar-at-Law (Middle Temple), Commissioner (Actg.) of Burdwan &

Magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judic ...

and Collector of Hooghly,

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

. **

Sir ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

Sarat Kumar Ghosh, ICS, (1879-1963) Bar-at-Law (Inner Temple), (son-in-law), Chief Justice of Kashmir and

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

, husband of Lady Niraj Nalini Ghosh (née Dey) ** Gurusaday Dutta,

, ICS (1882-1941), Bar-at-Law, (Grey's Inn), (son-in-law), Secretary, Local Self-Government and Public Health, Government of Bengal, husband of

Saroj Nalini Dutt Saroj Nalini Dutt (''née'' De) MBE (9 October 1887 – 19 January 1925) was an Indian feminist and social reformer. Background She was born in her father, Brajendranath De’s, country house in Bandel, near Hooghly, in Bengal Province. Sh ...

(née Dey),

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, (1887–1925), Social reformer. **Hemanta Kumar Dey, Esq., (1889-1967), Bar-at-Law (Grey's Inn), (son), Presidency Magistrate, Calcutta. ** Lieutenant Colonel Jyotish Chandra Dey, I.M.S., (1892-1962), (son-in-law), 2nd Indian Principal of

Calcutta Medical College Calcutta Medical College, officially Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, is a public medical school and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the oldest existing hospital in Asia. The institute was established on 28 January 1835 ...

, husband of Prafulla Nalini Dey (née Dey) ** Captain Dr. Paresh Chandra Datta (1893-1963), Director, Public Health, Government of West Bengal (son-in-law), husband of Sarasi Nalini Datta (née Dey) ***Ranajit Datta (1925-2016), Chairman & Managing Director, Braithwaite, Burn and Jessop Ltd. **Major (Hon.) Basanta Kumar Dey (1897–1975), (son), 2nd Indian Commercial Traffic Manager,

Bengal Nagpur Railway The Bengal Nagpur Railway was one of the companies which pioneered development of the railways in eastern and central India. It was succeeded first by Eastern Railway and subsequently by South Eastern Railway. History The opening of the ...

. ***

Professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...

Barun De Barun De (30 October 1932 – 16 July 2013) was an Indian historian. He served as the first professor of social and economic history of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, founder-director of the Centre for Studies in Social Sci ...

y (1932–2013), Chairman, West Bengal Heritage Commission. **Dr. Debprasad Dutta, Deputy Director, Public Health, Government of West Bengal (1898-1985), (son-in-law), husband of Nirmal Nalini Dutta (née Dey) ***Nandita Dutta (1935-2007), Founder-Principal,

Patha Bhavan, Kolkata Patha Bhavan () is a mixed medium independent co-educational day school in Kolkata, India, which is affiliated to the state secondary and higher secondary boards. It was established on 28 June 1965. History The school was named after the unive ...

Dutta

* Romesh Chandra Dutta (1848–1908),

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, Dewan of

Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital ...

. **Jnanendranath Gupta,

, ICS (son-in-law of R.C. Dutt), Commissioner of Chittagong. ***Sudhindranath Gupta,

, 1st Indian Commercial Traffic Manager, Bengal Nagpur Railway. *

Akshay Kumar Datta Akshay Kumar Datta (also spelt Akshay Kumar Dutta) ( bn, অক্ষয় কুমার দত্ত) (15 July 1820 – 18 May 1886) was a Bengali writer from India. He was one of the initiators of the Bengal Renaissance. Early life He wa ...

(1820–1886), Poet. **

Satyendranath Dutta Satyendranath Dutta (also spelt Satyendranath Datta or Satyendra Nath Dutta; bn, সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত) (1882 – 25 June 1922), a Bengali poet, is considered the "wizard of rhymes" (or 'ছন্দের জা ...

(1882–1922), Poet.

Ganguly

* Dwarkanath Ganguly (1844–1898), Social reformer. *

Kadambini Ganguly Kadambini Bose Ganguly (18 July 1861 – 3 October 1923) was one of the first Indian female doctors who practised with a degree in modern medicine. She was the first Indian woman to practice medicine in India. Ganguly was the first woman to gai ...

(1861–1923), First female medical graduate in South Asia.

Goswami

Bijoy Krishna Goswami Bijoy Krishna Goswami (; 2 August 1841 – 4 June 1899) was a prominent Hindu social reformer and religious figure in India during the British period. Brahmo Samaj was started at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendran ...

(1841–1899), Social reformer, Brahmo Acharya

Gupta

* Behari Lal Gupta, ICS, (1849–1916), Dewan of

. **Satish Gupta,

IAAS The first major provider of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) was Amazon in 2008. IaaS is a cloud computing service model by means of which computing resources are supplied by a cloud services provider. The IaaS vendor provides the storage, net ...

. ***Ranajit Gupta, ICS, Chief Secretary, West Bengal. ***

Indrajit Gupta Indrajit Gupta (18 March 1919 – 20 February 2001) was an Indian politician who belonged to the Communist Party of India (CPI). From 1996 to 1998, he served as Union Home Minister in the United Front governments of prime ministers H. D. Deve ...

(1919–2001), Home Minister of India (1996–98). ****

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray Sunanda K. Datta-Ray is an Indian journalist. He has been editor of ''The Statesman'' (Calcutta and New Delhi) and has also written for the '' International Herald Tribune'' and ''Time''. He was editor-in-Residence at the East-West Center in Hon ...

(1937-), Journalist. *

Krishna Govinda Gupta Sir Krishna Govinda Gupta ( bn, স্যার কৃষ্ণগোবিন্দ গুপ্ত; 28 February 1851 – 20 March 1926) was a noted British Indian civil servant, the sixth Indian member of the Indian Civil Service, a barrister ...

, ICS, Member of the Secretary of States Council in London. **

Atul Prasad Sen Atul Prasad Sen ( bn, অতুল প্রসাদ সেন; 20 October 1871 – 26 August 1934) was a Bengali composer, lyricist and singer, and also a lawyer, philanthropist, social worker, educationist and writer. Early life Atul Prasad ...

Barrister-at-Law A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching law and g ...

, Lawyer, composer and singer.

Mahalanobis

*Gurucharan Mahalanobis, President and Treasurer of

. *Subodh Chandra Mahalanobis, Founder of the Physiology Department of

Presidency College, Calcutta Presidency University, Kolkata (formerly known as Presidency College, Kolkata) is a second major public state aided research university located in College Street, Kolkata. Considered as one of best colleges when Presidency College was affili ...

; 1st Indian Head of Department of Physiology,

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. *Prabodh Chandra Mahalanobis. **

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS (29 June 1893– 28 June 1972) was an Indian scientist and statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for being one of the members of the fir ...

, F.R.S., pioneer statistician and teacher of statistics, Member, 1st Planning Commission of India.

Mitra

Braja Sundar Mitra Braj, also known as Vraj, Vraja, Brij or Brijbhoomi, is a region in India on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura-Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh state encompassing the area which also includes Palwal and Ballabhgarh in Haryan ...

, Excise Collector, Calcutta. ***

Deba Prasad Mitra Deba Prasad Mitra (29 December 1902 – 8 February 1978), son of Jyotirindraprasad Mitra (1869–1918), was a renowned clinical pathologist and religious and social worker connected with the Brahmo Samaj.Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjal ...

(1902–1978), Pathologist. *

Peary Chand Mitra Peary Chand Mitra (22 July 1814 – 23 November 1883) was an Indian writer, journalist, cultural activist and entrepreneur. His pseudonym was Tek Chand Thakur. He was a member of Henry Derozio's Young Bengal group, who played a leading role ...

(1814–1883), Deputy Librarian, Calcutta Public Library. * Kishori Chand Mitra (1822–1873), Police Magistrate.

Moitra

*Anupam Chandra Moitra, Geologist. **Anil Kumar Moitra, Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd.

Mukherjee

Nibaran Chandra Mukherjee Nibaran Chandra Mukherjee (''Nibaron Chôndro Mukharji'') was a Brahmo reformer in India during the 19th century. In the ''History of the Brahmo Samaj'' Sivanath Sastri wrote, “The advent of Babu Nibaran Chandra Mukherjee, whose name has been m ...

, Social reformer. **

Satish Chandra Mukherjee Satish Chandra Mukherjee (5 June 1865 – 18 April 1948) was a pioneer in establishing a system of national education in India, along with Sri Aurobindo. The positivist background Satish Chandra was born at Banipur in Hooghly district of pre ...

(1865–1948), Educationist. ***

Renuka Ray Renuka Ray (1904–1997) was a noted freedom-fighter, social activist and politician of India. She was a descendant of Brahmo reformer, Nibaran Chandra Mukherjee, and daughter of Satish Chandra Mukherjee, an ICS officer, and Charulata Mukher ...

(née Mukherjee) (1904–1997), Politician. ***

Subroto Mukerjee Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee OBE (Bengali: সুব্রত মুখোপাধ্যায়) (5 March 1911 – 8 November 1960) was an Indian military officer who was the first Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Air Force. He wa ...

(1911–1960), First Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. ***Prasanta Mukherjee, Chairman, Railway Board.

Nag Chaudhuri

* Basanti Dulal Nag Chaudhuri, Physicist; Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Pal

Bipin Chandra Pal Bipin Chandra Pal ( bn, বিপিন চন্দ্র পাল ; 7 November 1858 – 20 May 1932) was an Indian nationalist, writer, orator, social reformer and Indian independence movement freedom fighter. He was one third of the “ ...

(1858–1932), Indian nationalist leader. **

Niranjan Pal Niranjan Pal (17 August 1889 – 9 November 1959) was an Indian playwright, screenwriter, and director in the Indian film industry in the silent and early talkie days. He was a close associate of Himanshu Rai and Franz Osten, with whom he was a fo ...

(1889–1959), Playwright, screenwriter and director. *** Colin Pal (1923–2005), Film director. ****

Deep Pal Deep Pal (16 April 1953 – 7 October 2021) was an Indian cinematographer. He was the son of publicist Colin Pal and grandson of director Niranjan Pal. He started his career with Basu Bhattacharya doing camerawork for Avishkaar, before moving ...

(1953-), Cinematographer. ** S. K. Dey (son-in-law), ICS, Union Minister for Panchayati Raj.

Palchaudhuri

*Ila Palchaudhuri, Member of Parliament,

Nabadwip Nabadwip (), also spelt Navadwip, anciently Nadia or Nudiya, is a heritage city in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is regarded as a holy place by Hindus, and is the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Famous for Rass fest ...

, 1957. **Amitabha Palchaudhuri, Chairman, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BNCCI). **Anik Palchaudhuri, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Gulma Mohorgong Tea Estate.

Ray/Roy

Saradaranjan Ray Saradaranjan Ray (26 May 1858 – 30 October 1925) was an Indian teacher of mathematics and Sanskrit who worked at Aligarh University and at Calcutta. He was also a cricket enthusiast and promoter who has been called the "W.G. Grace of India" a ...

, Principal, Metropolitan Institution (later

Vidyasagar College Vidyasagar College (Bengali: বিদ্যাসাগর কলেজ) is a state government-aided public college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta, located in North Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college offers both post-gradu ...

) *

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (12 May 1863 – 20 December 1915) was a Bengali writer and painter. One of his written book is ''Chotoder Shera Biggan Rochona Shongkolon''. He was the son-in-law of reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly. He was also an entre ...

(1863–1915), Scholar and entrepreneur. **

Sukumar Ray Sukumar Ray (; 30 October 1887 – 10 September 1923) was a Bengali writer and poet from the Indian subcontinent. He is remembered mainly for his writings for children. He was the son of children's story writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and ...

(1887–1923), Writer. *** Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), Film-maker, Bharat Ratna and Oscar Award for Lifetime Achievement (1992) *** Bijoya Ray (1917–2015), ****

Sandip Ray Sandip Ray (born 8 September 1953) is an Indian film director and music director who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the only child of the famous Bengali director Satyajit Ray and Bijoya Ray. Life and education Sandip Ray was born in C ...

(1953-), Film-maker. *Pramadaranjan Ray, Office of the Surveyor General of India ** Leela Majumdar (1908–2007), Author. *Pratap Chandra Roy **

Bidhan Chandra Roy Bidhan Chandra Roy (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was an Indian physician, educationist, and statesman who served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1948 until his death in 1962. Roy played a key role in the founding of several institutio ...

, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal. *** Subimal Roy, Judge of the Supreme Court of India. *

Prasanna Kumar Roy Prasanna Kumar Roy (1849 – 1932; better known as Dr. P. K. Roy) was an educationist and the first Indian principal of Presidency College, Kolkata. Early life The son of Shyam Sundar Ray, he belonged to a family originated from Subhaddya in Ke ...

(1849–1932), Educationist. *

Sarala Roy Sarala Roy (1861-1946) was an Indian educator, feminist, and social activist. She was one of the first women to matriculate from Calcutta University, and was the first woman to be a member of the University Senate. She founded a school for girls an ...

(1859–1946), Educationist. **

Charulata Mukherjee Charulata Mukherjee was a noted women's rights activist and social worker from Calcutta, who was associated with Brahmo Samaj and All India Women's Conference. She was noted for her social and women rights activism. She was an active member of AI ...

(née Roy), Social reformer.

Sanyal

* Trailokyanath Sanyal (1848–1950), Social reformer. ** Aruna Asaf Ali (née Ganguly), Indian freedom fighter and prominent leader of the Quit India Movement. ** Purmina Banerjee (née Ganguly), Member,

Indian Constituent Assembly The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to frame the Constitution of India. It was elected by the 'Provincial Assembly'. Following India's independence from the British rule in 1947, its members served as the nation's first Parliament as ...

Sarkar

* Susobhan Sarkar (1900–1982), Professor of History,

. **

Sumit Sarkar Sumit Sarkar (born 1939) is an Indian historian of modern India. He is the author of ''Swadeshi Movement''. Early life, education and career He was born to Susobhan Sarkar. His maternal uncle was Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. He completed hi ...

(1939-), Professor of History,

Delhi University Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and is recognized as an Institute of Eminence (IoE) ...

Sen

Bhupati Mohan Sen Bhupati Mohan Sen () was an Indian physicist and mathematician. He made remarkable contributions in the fields of Quantum mechanics, Quantum Mechanics and Fluid mechanics, Fluid Mechanics. He taught at the Mathematics Department of Presidency Uni ...

, Wrangler, Smith's Prize-man, 2nd Indian Principal of

, (son-in-law of Sir Nilratan Sircar) **Monishi Mohan Sen (1920-2019), ICS Officer **Subrata Kumar Sen (1924–2016), MIT Graduate, Electrical Engineering Sen family Keshab Chandra Sen

Keshub Chandra Sen Keshub Chandra Sen ( bn, কেশবচন্দ্র সেন; also spelled Keshab Chunder Sen; 19 November 1838 – 8 January 1884) was a Hindu philosopher and social reformer who attempted to incorporate Christian theology within ...

(1838–1884), Religious reformer & founder of the Nababidhan Brahmo Samaj. ** Suniti Devi (1864–1932), Maharani of Coochbehar & founder of Sammilan Brahmo Samaj. **

Sucharu Devi Her Highness Maharani Sucharu Devi (or Suchara Devi) (9 October 1874 – 14 December 1959) was the Maharani of Mayurbhanj State, India. Early life She was born in a Bengali Hindu family. She was daughter of the Brahmo Samaj Brahmo Samaj ...

(1874–1961), Maharani of Mayurbhanj. **Saral Chandra Sen, Bar-at-Law ***Sunit Chandra Sen, Collector, Calcutta Municipal Corporation. *** Benita Roy, Politician. *** Sadhana Bose, Artist. *** Nilina Singh, Singer. ***Pradip Chandra Sen, Deputy Managing Director, Mackinnon Mackenzie. ** Pramathalal Sen (1866–1930) (nephew of Keshub Chandra Sen), Social reformer. ** Benoyendranath Sen (1868–1913) (nephew of Keshub Chandra Sen), Social reformer and leader of the New Dispensation. * Abhijit Sen, Proprietor, Sen and Pandit Co. Ltd. Amartya Sen NIH

Kshitimohan Sen Kshitimohan Sen (2 December 1880 – 12 March 1960) was Indian scholar, writer, a Sanskrit professor and an M.A. in Sanskrit from Queen's College, Benares. He was born in a family hailing from Sonarang in Bengal Presidency (now in Bangladesh). H ...

(1880–1960), 2nd

Vice Chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor ...

Visva Bharati Visva-Bharati () is a public central university and an Institution of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it ''Visva-Bharati'', which means the communion of the w ...

Santiniketan Santiniketan is a neighbourhood of Bolpur town in the Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, approximately 152 km north of Kolkata. It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son ...

. **Ashutosh Sen (son-in-law), Chairman, West Bengal Public Service Commission. ***

Amartya Sen Amartya Kumar Sen (; born 3 November 1933) is an Indian economist and philosopher, who since 1972 has taught and worked in the United Kingdom and the United States. Sen has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, econom ...

(1933-), 1st Asian

Master Master or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles * Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *Grandmaster (chess), National Master ...

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. ...

; Nobel Laureate in Economics. * Barrister Kumud Nath Sen **P.K. Sengupta, Income Tax Commissioner. **K.P. Sen, Post-Master General, Eastern India. ** Malati Choudhury (née Sen), Social Worker. *Nitish Chandra Sen, Mayor of Calcutta. *

Kamini Roy Kamini Roy (12 October 1864 – 27 September 1933) was a Bengali poet, social worker and feminist in British India. She was the first woman honours graduate in British India.Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 1976/1998, ''Sansa ...

(née Sen) (1864–1933), Social reformer and poet.

Sinha

Baron Sinha family *

Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha, KCSI, PC, KC, (24 March 1863 – 4 March 1928) was a prominent British India lawyer and statesman. He was the first Governor of Bihar and Orissa, first Indian Advocate-General of Bengal, first I ...

(1863–1923), Politician. **Rt. Honourable Sushil Kumar Sinha, ICS. ** Romola Sinha (1913–2010), Social reformer. ** Major N.P. Sen, IMS. ***

Mohit Sen Mohit Sen (born 24 March 1929, in Calcutta, and died in Hyderabad on 3 May 2003) was a communist intellectual. He was general secretary of the United Communist Party of India at the time of his death. Early life and education Sen was born int ...

(grandson) (1929–2003), Politician.

Tagore

Tagore family The Tagore family (also spelled as ''Thakur''), with over three hundred years of history,Deb, Chitra, pp 64–65. has been one of the leading families of Calcutta, India, and is regarded as one of the key influencers during the Bengali Renaissa ...

Debendranath Tagore Debendranath Tagore (15 May 1817 – 19 January 1905) was an Indian 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 Brahm ...

(1817–1905), Social reformer. **

Satyendranath Tagore Satyendranath Tagore (1 June 1842 – 9 January 1923) was an Indian Bengali civil servant, poet, composer, writer, social reformer and linguist from Kolkata, West Bengal. He was the first Indian who became an Indian Civil Service officer in 186 ...

(1842–1923), First Indian ICS officer, (1863). **

Jnanadanandini Devi Jnanadanandini Tagore (''née'' Mukhopadhyay; 26 July 1850 – 1 October 1941;''Gyanodanondinee Debi'') was a social reformer who pioneered various cultural innovations and influenced the earliest phase of women's empowerment in 19th century Beng ...

(1850–1941), Social reformer. *** Indira Devi Chaudhurani, Upacharya,

. ***

Surendranath Tagore Surendranath Tagore (1872–1940) was a Bengali author, literary scholar, and translator. He is particularly noted for translating a number of works of Rabindranath Tagore to English. Early life and background A member of the Tagore family of ...

, Author. ****Subirendranath Tagore *****Supriyo Tagore, Principal,

Patha Bhavana Patha Bhavana is an institution of primary and secondary education in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. Founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1901, starting with only five students, the school is characterized by its philosophy of l ...

. **

Hemendranath Tagore Hemendranath Tagore (1844–1884), Debendranath Tagore's third son, is notable for being the first Brahmo as the first child born in 1844 to any of the original 21 Brahmos who swore the First Brahmo Covenant on 21 December 1843 at Calcutta (no ...

(1844–1884), Religious savant, founder of

Adi Dharm Adi Dharm refers to the religion of Adi Brahmo Samaj ( bn, আদি ব্রাহ্ম সমাজ, Adi Brahmô Shômaj) the first development of Brahmoism and includes those Sadharan Brahmo Samajists who were reintegrated into Brahmoism a ...

development of Brahmoism. **

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

(1861–1941),

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

poet and Nobel laureate in Literature * Swarnakumari Devi (1855–1932), Noted Bengali poet, novelist, musician and social worker.

Others

Nilratan Sircar Sir Nilratan Sircar M.A. M.D. D.Sc. (1 October 1861 – 18 May 1943) was an Indian doctor, educationist, philanthropist and swadeshi entrepreneur. He was awarded honorary DCL by University of Oxford & LL.D by University of Edinburgh. He was a ...

(1861–1943), famous doctor, swadeshi entrepreneur, educationist, philanthropist, Vice-Chancellor of

Calcutta University The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...

* Heramba Chandra Maitra, famous educationist after whom

Heramba Chandra College Heramba Chandra College is popularly known as South City Day. It shares premises with Sivanath Sastri College (popularly known as South City Morning) and Prafulla Chandra College (popularly known as South City Evening). History In the histor ...

is named *

Nalini Ranjan Chatterjee Sir Nalini Ranjan Chatterjee (died 6 September 1942) was a judge of the Calcutta High Court, India from 1910 to 1926 and officiated as Chief Justice on three occasions. He was Knight Bachelor, knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours. He became a ...

, Judge of the High Court of Calcutta. * Kalinath Bose, first Indian Superintendent of Police. * Uma Bose (1921–1942), Singer. *Kiran Chandra De, ICS, Commissioner, Chittagong. *Sib Chandra Deb, Deputy Collector in Bengal. *Umesh Chandra Dutta, Founder of the Harinavi Brahmo Samaj. * Sucheta Kriplani, First woman Chief Minister of an Indian State. *

Subrata Mitra Subrata Mitra (12 October 1930 – 7 December 2001) was an Indian cinematographer. Acclaimed for his work in ''The Apu Trilogy'' (1955–1959), Mitra often is considered one of the greatest Indian cinematographers. Early life and educati ...

(1931–2001),

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

, Cameraman; Emeritus Professor,

Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) is a film and television institute located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Named after Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the institute provides higher and professional education and technical exp ...

, Calcutta. *

Brojendra Lal Mitter, Advocate General of Bengal. *Harish Chandra Mukherjee, Journalist. *

Girish Chandra Sen Girish Chandra Sen ( – 15 August 1910) was a Bengali religious scholar and translator. He was a Brahmo Samaj missionary and known for being the first publisher of the '' Qur’an'' into Bengali language in 1886. Early life Sen was born in a ...

, Translated the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...

into Bengali. * Sir Nripendra Nath Sircar, Advocate General of Bengal. *Shree Suresh Chandra Roy, Padma Bhushan, Sheriff of Calcutta (1957, 1958).

Sivnath Shastri (1847-1919), Poet and Social Reformer

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