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. Born in Shilaidaha, his father was the industrialist Dwarkanath Tagore; he himself had 14 children, many of whom, including Nobel-prize winning poet Rabindranath Tagore, made significant artistic or literary contributions to society.

Contents

• 1 Thakur Bari (House of Tagores)
• 2 Books
• 3 References
• 4 External links

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, has been one of the leading families of Calcutta, and is regarded as a key influence during the Bengal Renaissance. The family has produced several persons who have contributed substantially in the fields of business, social and religious reformation, literature, art and music.

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)

References

External links

• Works by or about Debendranath Tagore at Internet Archive
• Debendranath Tagore at Encyclopædia Britannica

• Debendranath Tagore at Banglapedia