Debendranath Tagore
Debendranath Tagore (15 May 1817 – 19 January 1905; birth name:
Debendronath Thakur) was an Indian 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
Dwarakanath Tagore; he himself had 14 children, many of whom, including
Nobel-prize winning poet
Rabindranath Tagore, made significant artistic or literary contributions to society.
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