Debendranath Tagore (Person)
Debendranath Tagore
1817 AD - 1905 AD
Hindu philosopher and religious reformer, active in the Brahmo Samaj (“Society of Brahma,” also translated as Society of God)
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.
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