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Tagore Family
The Tagore family ( ) has been one of the leading families of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and is regarded as one of the key influencers during the Bengali Renaissance. The family has produced several people who have contributed substantially in the fields of business, social and religious reformation, literature, art, politics and music.Deb, Chitra, pp 64–65. The most prominent figures of this family include Dwarkanath Tagore, a pioneering industrialist; Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel laureate in literature; Abanindranath Tagore, a distinguished artist and more. Family history They were Bengali Hindu Pirali Brahmin ('Pirali' historically carried a stigmatized and pejorative connotation) and originally belonged to a village named Pithabhog in what is now Khulna, Bangladesh. They were the descendants of Deen Kushari who was granted a village named Kush in Bardhaman of West Bengal by Maharaja Kshitisura. Deen became its chief and came to be known as Kushari. The Tagores came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hara Kumar Tagore
Hara Kumar Tagore (1798–1858) was a leading land owner, philanthropist, Sanskrit scholar, writer and musician from Calcutta. He belonged to the Pathuriaghata branch of the Tagore family. Life He was the eldest son of Gopi Mohan Tagore and headed the Pathuriaghata family after demise of his father. Hara Kumar Tagore, was learned in the Hindu scriptures, Sanskrit and English. He had compiled critically admired books and assisted Radhakanta Deb (1783–1867) in compiling ''Sabdakalpadrum''. Further, the noted texts - ''Haratattva-didhiti'' (1881), ''Purashcharana-bodhini'' (1895) and ''Shila-chakrarthabodhini'' were composed by him. The last text deals with various types of stones, which are worshiped as symbol of Narayana. Also he authored a manual on procedural matters relating to various Tantra, Tantric rites, particularly Kali worship. He was a refined musician with a scholarship in Sanskrit and was composer of noted music. He was the elder brother of Prasanna Kumar Tag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |