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Bengali Brahmos are those who adhere to Brahmoism, the philosophy of Brahmo Samaj which was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy. A recent publication describes the disproportionate influence of Brahmos on India's development post-19th Century as unparalleled in recent times.
Brahmo Samajβ»
- When is a Brahmo not a Brahmo Samajist?
One aspect of Brahmoism 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 atheism or another religious belief without renouncing Brahmoism formally. There are differing views between the Theist and Deist 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 Samajβ»
Banerjeeβ»
- Sasipada Banerji (1840β1924), Social reformer.
- Sir Albion Rajkumar Banerjee, CSI, CIE (1871β1950), Diwan of Cochin.
- Amiya Charan Banerjee (1891β1968), Vice Chancellor of Allahabad University.
- Probha Banerji, first lady magistrate of India.
- Kalyan Banerji, Deputy Managing Director of the State Bank of India.
- Milon K. Banerji (1928β2010), Attorney General of India.
- Gourab Banerji, Additional Solicitor General of India.
Chakrabartyβ»
- Nikhil Chakravarty, Founder-Editor, Mainstream Weekly.
- Sumit Chakravarty, Editor, Mainstream Weekly.
- Uma Shehanobis (nΓ©e Chakrabarty), Principal, Patha Bhavan, Calcutta.
Chattopadhayayβ»
- Aghorenath Chattopadhyay, Principal, Nizam's College, Hyderabad.
- Sarojini Naidu (1879β1949), Politician.
- Padmaja Naidu (1900β1975), Governor of West Bengal.
- Leela Naidu (1940β2009), Artist.
- Suhasini Chattopadhyay, Indian freedom fighter.
- Virendranath Chattopadhyaya (1880β1937), Indian nationalist.
- Harindranath Chattopadhyaya (1898β1990), Padma Bhushan, Member of Parliament, Vijayawada.
- Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, Padma Vibhushan, Social reformer.
- Krishna Chattopadhyay (1935β2009), Singer.
- Sarojini Naidu (1879β1949), Politician.
Boseβ»
- Rajnarayan Basu, Writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance.
- Krishnadhan Ghosh (son-in-law of Rajnarayan Basu), Civil Surgeon, Pabna, Bengal.
- Sri Aurobindo, Indian nationalist; vice principal of Baroda College.
- Krishnadhan Ghosh (son-in-law of Rajnarayan Basu), Civil Surgeon, Pabna, Bengal.
- Girindrasekhar Bose, Psychoanalyst.
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- Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858β1937), Polymath who was Professor of Physics, Presidency College, Calcutta.
- Lady Abala Bose (1864β1951), Social reformer who founded the Nari Sikhshya Samities.
- Debendra Mohan Bose (1887β1975) (Sir J.C. Bose was his maternal uncle), Director, Bose Institute, Calcutta
- Anandamohan Bose (1847β1906) (brother-in-law of Sir J.C. Bose and paternal uncle of D.M. Bose), Co-founder of Indian National Association; first Indian Wrangler at Cambridge University.
- Rajsekhar Bose (1880β1960), Author
- Girindrasekhar Bose (1887β1953), Psychiatrist.
Dasβ»
- Bhuban Mohan Das
- Chittaranjan Das, Mayor of Calcutta.
- Basanti Devi, Padma Vibhushan, Social reformer.
- Siddhartha Shankar Ray (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 (1841β1897), Social reformer.
- Satish Ranjan Das (1870β1928), Law Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council; founder of Doon School.
- Shomie Ranjan Das (1935-), Headmaster of Doon School, Mayo College and Lawrence School, Sanawar.
- Satish Ranjan Das (1870β1928), Law Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council; founder of Doon School.
- Rakhal Chandra Das
- Sudhi Ranjan Das, 5th Chief Justice of India.
- Group Captain Suranjan Das
- Anjana Sen (nΓ©e Das)
- Ashoke Kumar Sen, Law Minister of India.
- Sudhi Ranjan Das, 5th Chief Justice of India.
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- Kusumkumari Das, Social Worker.
- Jibanananda Das, Poet.
- Chidananda Dasgupta, Filmmaker.
- Jibanananda Das, Poet.
- Beni Madhab Das (1866β1952), Social reformer.
- Bina Das (1911β1986), Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 1947β51.
- Arun Kumar Das, FRCS (Eng. & Edin.) (1924β2015), Orthopedist; Professor, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta.
Deyβ»
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- Brajendranath Dey, Esq., ICS (1852β1932), Bar-at-Law (Middle Temple), Commissioner (Actg.) of Burdwan & Magistrate and Collector of Hooghly, Bengal.
- Hem Nalini Mitra (nee Dey), m. Dr. Sashi Bhushan Mitra, FRCS, winner of Faraday Medal, Nationalist and founder of an insurance company
- Prabha Bose m. Dharani Kumar Bose, Councilor, Calcutta Municipal Corporation, builder of MacKinnon and Mackenzie building.
- Uma Bose (Hasi), eminent singer.
- Sudhangshu Bhushan Mitra
- Subrata Mitra, Padma Shri, Emeritus Professor, Satyajit Ray Film Studies Institute, Calcutta; cameraman of Pather Panchali, Teesri Kasam, New Delhi Times, etc.
- Himangshu Bhushan Mitra, student of Imperial College, London, Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, Bengal Nagpur Railways; also served in Sudan.
- Prabha Bose m. Dharani Kumar Bose, Councilor, Calcutta Municipal Corporation, builder of MacKinnon and Mackenzie building.
- Lady Niraj Nalini Ghosh (nΓ©e Dey) m. Sir Sarat Kumar Ghosh, ICS, (1879-1963) Bar-at-Law (Inner Temple), Chief Justice of Kashmir and Jaipur.
- Naba Nalini Basu (nee Dey), m. Professor Satish Chandra Basu, I.E.S., Professor of Economics, Hooghly College, Chinsura, Hooghly, Bengal.
- Saroj Nalini Dutt (nΓ©e Dey), M.B.E., (1887β1925), Social reformer m. Gurusaday Dutta, Esq., ICS (1882-1941), Bar-at-Law, (Grey's Inn), Secretary, Local Self-Government and Public Health, Government of Bengal.
- Hemanta Kumar Dey, Esq., (1889-1967), Bar-at-Law (Grey's Inn), Presidency Magistrate, Calcutta.
- Prafulla Nalini Dey (nΓ©e Dey) m. Lieutenant Colonel Dr Jyotish Chandra Dey, I.M.S., (1892-1962), 2nd Indian Principal of Calcutta Medical College.
- Sarasi Nalini Datta (nΓ©e Dey) m. Captain Dr. Paresh Chandra Datta (1893-1963), First Chief Medical Officer, B.R. Singh Memorial Hospital, Sealdah, Calcutta and Director, Public Health, Government of West Bengal.
- Ranajit Datta (1925-2016), Chairman & Managing Director, Braithwaite, Burn and Jessop Ltd.
- Major (Hon.) Basanta Kumar Dey (1897β1975), 2nd Indian Commercial Traffic Manager, Bengal Nagpur Railway.
- Nirmal Nalini Dutta (nΓ©e Dey) m. Dr. Debprasad Dutta, Deputy Director, Public Health, Government of West Bengal (1898-1985).
- Nandita Dutta (1935-2007), Founder-Principal, Patha Bhavan, Kolkata
- Hem Nalini Mitra (nee Dey), m. Dr. Sashi Bhushan Mitra, FRCS, winner of Faraday Medal, Nationalist and founder of an insurance company
Duttaβ»
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- Romesh Chandra Dutta (1848β1908), C.I.E., Dewan of Baroda.
- Akshay Kumar Datta (1820β1886), Poet.
- Satyendranath Dutta (1882β1922), Poet.
Gangulyβ»
- Dwarkanath Ganguly (1844β1898), Social reformer.
- Kadambini Ganguly (1861β1923), First female medical graduate in South Asia.
Goswamiβ»
- Bijoy Krishna Goswami (1841β1899), Social reformer, Brahmo Acharya
Guptaβ»
- Behari Lal Gupta, ICS, (1849β1916), Dewan of Baroda.
- Satish Chandra Gupta, IAAS, Accountant General of India in Simla and Secretary to the Central Legislative Assembly
- Ranjit Gupta, ICS, Chief Secretary, West Bengal.
- Kanwarani Reva (Lady Dalip Singh), m. Sardar Sir Dalip Singh, son of Raja Harnam Singh and grandson of Maharaja Randhar Singh of Kapurthala
- Indrajit Gupta (1919β2001), Home Minister of India (1996β98).
- Sunanda K. Datta-Ray (1937-), Journalist.
- Satish Chandra Gupta, IAAS, Accountant General of India in Simla and Secretary to the Central Legislative Assembly
- Sir Krishna Govinda Gupta, ICS, Member of the Secretary of States Council in London.
- Atul Prasad Sen, Barrister-at-Law, Lawyer, composer and singer.
Mahalanobisβ»
- Gurucharan Mahalanobis, President and Treasurer of Brahmo Samaj.
- Subodh Chandra Mahalanobis, Founder of the Physiology Department of Presidency College, Calcutta; 1st Indian Head of Department of Physiology, University of Cardiff.
- Prabodh Chandra Mahalanobis.
- Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, F.R.S., pioneer statistician and teacher of statistics, Member, 1st Planning Commission of India.
Mitraβ»
- Braja Sundar Mitra, Excise Collector, Calcutta.
- Deba Prasad Mitra (1902β1978), Pathologist.
- Peary Chand Mitra (1814β1883), Deputy Librarian, Calcutta Public Library.
- Kishori Chand Mitra (1822β1873), Police Magistrate.
Moitraβ»
- Anupam Chandra Moitra, Geologist.
- Anil Kumar Moitra, Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd.
Mukherjeeβ»
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- Nibaran Chandra Mukherjee, Social reformer.
- Satish Chandra Mukherjee (1865β1948), Educationist.
- Renuka Ray (nΓ©e Mukherjee) (1904β1997), Politician.
- Subroto Mukerjee (1911β1960), First Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.
- Prasanta Mukherjee, Chairman, Railway Board.
- Satish Chandra Mukherjee (1865β1948), Educationist.
Nag Chaudhuriβ»
- Basanti Dulal Nag Chaudhuri, Physicist; Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Palβ»
- Bipin Chandra Pal (1858β1932), Indian nationalist leader.
- Niranjan Pal (1889β1959), Playwright, screenwriter and director.
- S. K. Dey (son-in-law), ICS, Union Minister for Panchayati Raj.
Pal Chowdhuryβ»
- Bipradas Pal Chowdhury, Industrialist
- Amiyanarayan Pal Chowdhury, Zamindar of Maheshganj m. Ila Pal Choudhury, Member of Parliament, Nabadwip, 1957.
- Amitabha Palchaudhuri, Chairman, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BNCCI).
- Anik Palchaudhuri, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Gulma Mohorgong Tea Estate.
- Amiyanarayan Pal Chowdhury, Zamindar of Maheshganj m. Ila Pal Choudhury, Member of Parliament, Nabadwip, 1957.
Ray/Royβ»
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- Saradaranjan Ray, Principal, Metropolitan Institution (later Vidyasagar College)
- Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (Kamadaranjan Ray) (1863β1915), Scholar and entrepreneur.
- Sukumar Ray (1887β1923), Writer.
- Satyajit Ray (1921β1992), Film-maker, Bharat Ratna and Oscar Award for Lifetime Achievement (1992)
- Bijoya Ray (1917β2015),
- Sandip Ray (1953-), Film-maker.
- Sukumar Ray (1887β1923), Writer.
- Pramadaranjan Ray, Office of the Surveyor General of India
- Leela Majumdar (1908β2007), Author.
- Pratap Chandra Roy
- Bidhan Chandra Roy, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal.
- Subimal Roy, Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
- Bidhan Chandra Roy, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal.
- Prasanna Kumar Roy (1849β1932), Educationist.
- Sarala Roy (1859β1946), Educationist.
- Charulata Mukherjee (nΓ©e Roy), Social reformer.
Sanyalβ»
- Trailokyanath Sanyal (1848β1950), Social reformer.
- Aruna Asaf Ali (nΓ©e Ganguly), Indian freedom fighter and prominent leader of the Quit India Movement.
- Purmina Banerjee (nΓ©e Ganguly), Member, Indian Constituent Assembly.
Sarkarβ»
- Susobhan Sarkar (1900β1982), Professor of History, Presidency College, Calcutta.
- Sumit Sarkar (1939-), Professor of History, Delhi University.
Senβ»
- Bhupati Mohan Sen, Wrangler, Smith's Prize-man, 2nd Indian Principal of Presidency College, Calcutta, (son-in-law of Sir Nilratan Sircar)
- Monishi Mohan Sen (1920-2019), ICS Officer
- Subrata Kumar Sen (1924β2016), MIT Graduate, Electrical Engineering
Sen family
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- Keshub Chandra Sen (1838β1884), Religious reformer & founder of the Nababidhan Brahmo Samaj.
- Suniti Devi (1864β1932), Maharani of Coochbehar & founder of Sammilan Brahmo Samaj.
- Sucharu Devi (1874β1961), 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 (1866β1930) (nephew of Keshub Chandra Sen), Social reformer.
- Benoyendranath Sen (1868β1913) (nephew of Keshub Chandra Sen), Social reformer and leader of the New Dispensation.
- Abhijit Sen, Proprietor, Sen and Pandit Co. Ltd.
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- Kshitimohan Sen (1880β1960), 2nd Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati, Santiniketan.
- Ashutosh Sen (son-in-law), Chairman, West Bengal Public Service Commission.
- Amartya Sen (1933-), 1st Asian Master of Trinity College, Cambridge; Nobel Laureate in Economics.
- Ashutosh Sen (son-in-law), Chairman, West Bengal Public Service Commission.
- Barrister Kumud Nath Sen
- P.K. Sengupta, Income Tax Commissioner.
- K.P. Sen, Post-Master General, Eastern India.
- Malati Choudhury (nΓ©e Sen), Social Worker.
- Nitish Chandra Sen, Mayor of Calcutta.
- Kamini Roy (nΓ©e Sen) (1864β1933), Social reformer and poet.
Sinhaβ»
Baron Sinha family
- Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha (1863β1923), Politician.
- Rt. Honourable Sushil Kumar Sinha, ICS.
- Romola Sinha (1913β2010), Social reformer.
- Major N.P. Sen, IMS.
- Mohit Sen (grandson) (1929β2003), Politician.
Tagoreβ»
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- Debendranath Tagore (1817β1905), Social reformer.
- Satyendranath Tagore (1842β1923), First Indian ICS officer, (1863).
- Jnanadanandini Devi (1850β1941), Social reformer.
- Indira Devi Chaudhurani, Upacharya, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan.
- Surendranath Tagore, Author.
- Subirendranath Tagore
- Supriyo Tagore, Principal, Patha Bhavana, Santiniketan.
- Subirendranath Tagore
- Hemendranath Tagore (1844β1884), Religious savant, founder of Adi Dharm development of Brahmoism.
- Rabindranath Tagore (1861β1941), Bengali poet and Nobel laureate in Literature
- Swarnakumari Devi (1855β1932), Noted Bengali poet, novelist, musician and social worker.
Othersβ»
- Sir Nilratan Sircar (1861β1943), famous doctor, swadeshi entrepreneur, educationist, philanthropist, Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University
- Heramba Chandra Maitra, famous educationist after whom Heramba Chandra College is named
- Sir Nalini Ranjan Chatterjee, Judge of the High Court of Calcutta.
- Kalinath Bose, first Indian Superintendent of Police.
- Uma Bose (1921β1942), 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 (1931β2001), Padma Shri, Cameraman; Emeritus Professor, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Calcutta.
- Sir Brojendra Lal Mitter, Advocate General of Bengal.
- Harish Chandra Mukherjee, Journalist.
- Girish Chandra Sen, Translated the Quran into Bengali.
- Sir Nripendra Nath Sircar, Advocate General of Bengal.
- Shree Suresh Chandra Roy, Padma Bhushan, Sheriff of Calcutta (1957, 1958).
- β» Sivanath Sastri (1847-1919), Poet and Social Reformer
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Roy, Samaren (2005). Calcutta: Society and Change 1690β1990. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-79000-5: Fair use of extract vide section 52(1)(f) of Indian Copyright Act, 1957
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "DELHI BRAHMO SAMAJ". brahmo.org. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Mainstream Weekly". www.mainstreamweekly.net.
- ^ "SEN FAMILY". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Tagore Family".