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The Thakur family, anglicized as Tagore family was a prominent family from Bengal who were regarded as one of the consequential benefactors during the Bengali Renaissance. They were best known for their contribution substantially in the fields of business, social and religious reformation, literature, art, politics and music. The influence of Tagore family carried a significant amelioration in Bengali societies and is regarded as one of the reverenced families in modern day India and Bangladesh.
The Tagore family traces its ancestral origins to the Kushari Brahmins of the Bardhaman region in present-day West Bengal. A branch of the family later settled at Pithabhog in the Jessore region (now in Khulna District, Bangladesh) before migrating to Govindapur in Calcutta during the eighteenth century.
They were Bengali Hindu Kushari Brahmin and originally belonged to a village named Kush in what is now in Bardhaman region, West Bengal. 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 Calcutta from Khulna and started various business enterprises. The name 'Tagore' is an anglicized version of the Bengali name 'Thakur' which means 'Teacher' or 'God', and denotes respect since they were of a Brahmin caste.
Tagores were Bengali Brahmins. However, Debendranath Tagore (father of Rabindranath Tagore) was one of the founding members of the Brahmo Samaj (Brahmo religion) along with Raja Rammohun Roy. Europeans started coming to Bengal in the 16th century, resulting in the founding of Ugulim (Hooghly-Chinsura) by the Portuguese in 1579. The Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century was a remarkable period of societal transformation.in which a whole range of creative activities – literary, cultural, social and economic – The Bengal Renaissance was the culmination of the process of emergence of the cultural characteristics of the Bengali Society. This spread over, covering around three centuries, and had a tremendous impact on Bengali society. The Tagore family attained prominence during this period through its unusual social positioning between Indian and European influences.[citation needed]
Among the family which settled in Pathuriaghata was that of Raja Gopi Mohan Tagore. He was a noted zamindar and philanthropist. His oldest son Hara Kumar Tagore was a Sanskrit scholar, writer and musician. Among Hara Kumar's children, Maharaja Sir Jatinodro Mohun Tagore and Sir Sourindro Mohun became famous.[citation needed]
Dwarakanath Tagore (1794-1846) was the son of Nilmoni Tagore's second son, Rammani Tagore, but was adopted by the childless first son, Ramlochan Tagore. He inherited the Jorasanko property and Ramlochan's vast wealth. Dwarakanath was involved in multifarious activities ranging from being an agent of Mackintosh & Co. to being a serestadar, collector and dewan in the 24 Parganas collectorate. However, it was his business prowess that brought him both wealth and fame. In partnership with William Carr, he established Carr, Tagore and Company, the first equal partnership between European and Indian businessmen and the initiator of the managing agency system in India.
Debendranath's third son, Hemendranath Tagore was a strict disciplinarian who was entrusted with the responsibility of looking after the education of his younger brothers as well as administering the large family estates. Like most of Debendranath's children, he had varied interests in different fields. On one hand, he composed a number of "Bromhosangeets" and on the other, wrote articles on physical science which he planned to compile and edit into a textbook for school students. He was known for his physical strength and wrestling skills. Exceptionally for the times, he insisted on formal education for his daughters. He not only put them through school but trained them in music, arts and European languages such as French and German. It was another mark of his forward thinking that he actively sought out eligible grooms from different provinces of India for his daughters and married them off in places as far away as Uttar Pradesh and Assam.
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was Debendranath's penultimate son. He was the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize. He also wrote what became the national anthems of India and Bangladesh and coined the title Mahatma for Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi. The youngest son of Debendranath Tagore was Budhendranath, who died at a very young age.
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Tagore family
The Thakur family, anglicized as Tagore family was a prominent family from Bengal who were regarded as one of the consequential benefactors during the Bengali Renaissance. They were best known for their contribution substantially in the fields of business, social and religious reformation, literature, art, politics and music. The influence of Tagore family carried a significant amelioration in Bengali societies and is regarded as one of the reverenced families in modern day India and Bangladesh.
The Tagore family traces its ancestral origins to the Kushari Brahmins of the Bardhaman region in present-day West Bengal. A branch of the family later settled at Pithabhog in the Jessore region (now in Khulna District, Bangladesh) before migrating to Govindapur in Calcutta during the eighteenth century.
They were Bengali Hindu Kushari Brahmin and originally belonged to a village named Kush in what is now in Bardhaman region, West Bengal. 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 Calcutta from Khulna and started various business enterprises. The name 'Tagore' is an anglicized version of the Bengali name 'Thakur' which means 'Teacher' or 'God', and denotes respect since they were of a Brahmin caste.
Tagores were Bengali Brahmins. However, Debendranath Tagore (father of Rabindranath Tagore) was one of the founding members of the Brahmo Samaj (Brahmo religion) along with Raja Rammohun Roy. Europeans started coming to Bengal in the 16th century, resulting in the founding of Ugulim (Hooghly-Chinsura) by the Portuguese in 1579. The Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century was a remarkable period of societal transformation.in which a whole range of creative activities – literary, cultural, social and economic – The Bengal Renaissance was the culmination of the process of emergence of the cultural characteristics of the Bengali Society. This spread over, covering around three centuries, and had a tremendous impact on Bengali society. The Tagore family attained prominence during this period through its unusual social positioning between Indian and European influences.[citation needed]
Among the family which settled in Pathuriaghata was that of Raja Gopi Mohan Tagore. He was a noted zamindar and philanthropist. His oldest son Hara Kumar Tagore was a Sanskrit scholar, writer and musician. Among Hara Kumar's children, Maharaja Sir Jatinodro Mohun Tagore and Sir Sourindro Mohun became famous.[citation needed]
Dwarakanath Tagore (1794-1846) was the son of Nilmoni Tagore's second son, Rammani Tagore, but was adopted by the childless first son, Ramlochan Tagore. He inherited the Jorasanko property and Ramlochan's vast wealth. Dwarakanath was involved in multifarious activities ranging from being an agent of Mackintosh & Co. to being a serestadar, collector and dewan in the 24 Parganas collectorate. However, it was his business prowess that brought him both wealth and fame. In partnership with William Carr, he established Carr, Tagore and Company, the first equal partnership between European and Indian businessmen and the initiator of the managing agency system in India.
Debendranath's third son, Hemendranath Tagore was a strict disciplinarian who was entrusted with the responsibility of looking after the education of his younger brothers as well as administering the large family estates. Like most of Debendranath's children, he had varied interests in different fields. On one hand, he composed a number of "Bromhosangeets" and on the other, wrote articles on physical science which he planned to compile and edit into a textbook for school students. He was known for his physical strength and wrestling skills. Exceptionally for the times, he insisted on formal education for his daughters. He not only put them through school but trained them in music, arts and European languages such as French and German. It was another mark of his forward thinking that he actively sought out eligible grooms from different provinces of India for his daughters and married them off in places as far away as Uttar Pradesh and Assam.
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was Debendranath's penultimate son. He was the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize. He also wrote what became the national anthems of India and Bangladesh and coined the title Mahatma for Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi. The youngest son of Debendranath Tagore was Budhendranath, who died at a very young age.
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