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Bengali Brahmos are those who adhere to
Raja Rammohan Roy. A recent publication describes the disproportionate influence of Brahmos on India's development post-19th Century as unparalleled in recent times.[1]
Brahmo Samaj
- When is a Brahmo not a Brahmo Samajist?
One aspect of
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.[2]
People associated with Brahmo Samaj
Banerjee
- Sasipada Banerji (1840–1924), Social reformer.
- Cochin.
- Amiya Charan Banerjee (1891–1968), 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 (1928–2010), Attorney General of India.
- Gourab Banerji, Additional Solicitor General of India.
Chakrabarty
- Nikhil Chakravarty, Founder-Editor, Mainstream Weekly.[3]
- Sumit Chakravarty, Editor, Mainstream Weekly.
- Uma Shehanobis (née Chakrabarty), Principal, Patha Bhavan, Calcutta.
Chattopadhayay
- Aghorenath Chattopadhyay, Principal, Nizam's College, Hyderabad.
- Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949), Politician.
- Padmaja Naidu (1900–1975), Governor of West Bengal.
- Leela Naidu (1940–2009), Artist.
- Suhasini Chattopadhyay, Indian freedom fighter.
- Virendranath Chattopadhyaya (1880–1937), Indian nationalist.
- Harindranath Chattopadhyaya (1898–1990), Padma Bhushan, Member of Parliament, Vijayawada.
- Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, Padma Vibhushan, Social reformer.
- Krishna Chattopadhyay (1935–2009), Singer.
- Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949), Politician.
Bose
- Rajnarayan Basu, Writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance.
- Krishnadhan Ghosh (son-in-law of Rajnarayan Basu), Civil Surgeon, Pabna, Bengal.
- Baroda College.
- Krishnadhan Ghosh (son-in-law of Rajnarayan Basu), Civil Surgeon, Pabna, Bengal.
- Girindrasekhar Bose, Psychoanalyst.
- Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858–1937), Polymath who was Professor of Physics, Presidency College, Calcutta.
- Lady Abala Bose (1864–1951), Social reformer who founded the Nari Sikhshya Samities.
- Director, Bose Institute, Calcutta
- Anandamohan Bose (1847–1906) (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(1880–1960), Author
- Girindrasekhar Bose (1887–1953), Psychiatrist.
Das
- 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 (1841–1897), Social reformer.
- Doon School.
- Lawrence School, Sanawar.
- Rakhal Chandra Das
- Sudhi Ranjan Das, 5th Chief Justice of India.
- Group Captain Suranjan Das
- Anjana Sen (née Das)
- Ashoke Kumar Sen, Law Minister of India.
- Sudhi Ranjan Das, 5th Chief Justice of India.
- Kusumkumari Das, Social Worker.
- Jibanananda Das, Poet.
- Chidananda Dasgupta, Filmmaker.
- Jibanananda Das, Poet.
- Beni Madhab Das (1866–1952), Social reformer.
- Bina Das (1911–1986), Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 1947–51.
- Arun Kumar Das, FRCS (Eng. & Edin.) (1924–2015), Orthopedist; Professor, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta.
Dey
- .
- 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 (née Dey) m. .
- Naba Nalini Basu (nee Dey), m. Professor Satish Chandra Basu, I.E.S., Professor of Economics, Hooghly College, Chinsura, Hooghly, Bengal.
- 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 (née Dey) m. Calcutta Medical College.
- Sarasi Nalini Datta (née 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 (1897–1975), 2nd Indian Commercial Traffic Manager, Bengal Nagpur Railway.
- Nirmal Nalini Dutta (née 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
Dutta
- Baroda.
- Jnanendranath Gupta, Esq., ICS (son-in-law of R.C. Dutt), Commissioner of Chittagong.
- Sudhindranath Gupta, Esq., 1st Indian Commercial Traffic Manager, Bengal Nagpur Railway.
- Sudhindranath Gupta,
- Jnanendranath Gupta,
- Akshay Kumar Datta (1820–1886), Poet.
- Satyendranath Dutta (1882–1922), Poet.
Ganguly
- Dwarkanath Ganguly (1844–1898), Social reformer.
- Kadambini Ganguly (1861–1923), First female medical graduate in South Asia.
Goswami
- Bijoy Krishna Goswami (1841–1899), Social reformer, Brahmo Acharya
Gupta
- 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 (1919–2001), Home Minister of India (1996–98).
- 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.
- Barrister-at-Law, Lawyer, composer and singer.
Mahalanobis
- Gurucharan Mahalanobis, President and Treasurer of Brahmo Samaj.
- Subodh Chandra Mahalanobis, Founder of the Physiology Department of University of Cardiff.
- Prabodh Chandra Mahalanobis.
- Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, F.R.S., pioneer statistician and teacher of statistics, Member, 1st Planning Commission of India.
Mitra
- Braja Sundar Mitra, Excise Collector, Calcutta.
- Deba Prasad Mitra (1902–1978), Pathologist.
- Peary Chand Mitra (1814–1883), Deputy Librarian, Calcutta Public Library.
- Kishori Chand Mitra (1822–1873), Police Magistrate.
Moitra
- Anupam Chandra Moitra, Geologist.
- Anil Kumar Moitra, Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd.
Mukherjee
- Nibaran Chandra Mukherjee, Social reformer.
- Satish Chandra Mukherjee (1865–1948), Educationist.
- Renuka Ray (née Mukherjee) (1904–1997), Politician.
- Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.
- Prasanta Mukherjee, Chairman, Railway Board.
- Satish Chandra Mukherjee (1865–1948), Educationist.
Nag Chaudhuri
- Basanti Dulal Nag Chaudhuri, Physicist; Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Pal
- Bipin Chandra Pal (1858–1932), Indian nationalist leader.
- Niranjan Pal (1889–1959), Playwright, screenwriter and director.
- S. K. Dey (son-in-law), ICS, Union Minister for Panchayati Raj.
Pal Chowdhury
- 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/Roy
- Saradaranjan Ray, Principal, Metropolitan Institution (later Vidyasagar College)
- Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (Kamadaranjan Ray) (1863–1915), Scholar and entrepreneur.
- Sukumar Ray (1887–1923), Writer.
- Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), Film-maker, Bharat Ratna and Oscar Award for Lifetime Achievement (1992)
- Bijoya Ray (1917–2015),
- Sandip Ray (1953-), Film-maker.
- Sukumar Ray (1887–1923), Writer.
- Pramadaranjan Ray, Office of the Surveyor General of India
- Leela Majumdar (1908–2007), 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 (1849–1932), Educationist.
- Sarala Roy (1859–1946), Educationist.
- Charulata Mukherjee (née Roy), Social reformer.
Sanyal
- Trailokyanath Sanyal (1848–1950), Social reformer.
- Aruna Asaf Ali (née Ganguly), Indian freedom fighter and prominent leader of the Quit India Movement.
- Indian Constituent Assembly.
Sarkar
- Presidency College, Calcutta.
- Sumit Sarkar (1939-), Professor of History, Delhi University.
Sen
- Presidency College, Calcutta, (son-in-law of Sir Nilratan Sircar)
- Monishi Mohan Sen (1920-2019), ICS Officer
- Subrata Kumar Sen (1924–2016), MIT Graduate, Electrical Engineering
Sen family[4]
- Keshub Chandra Sen (1838–1884), Religious reformer & founder of the Nababidhan Brahmo Samaj.
- Suniti Devi (1864–1932), Maharani of Coochbehar & founder of Sammilan Brahmo Samaj.
- Sucharu Devi (1874–1961), 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 (1866–1930) (nephew of Keshub Chandra Sen), Social reformer.
- Benoyendranath Sen (1868–1913) (nephew of Keshub Chandra Sen), Social reformer and leader of the New Dispensation.
- Abhijit Sen, Proprietor, Sen and Pandit Co. Ltd.
- Santiniketan.
- Ashutosh Sen (son-in-law), Chairman, West Bengal Public Service Commission.
- Nobel Laureatein 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 (née Sen), Social Worker.
- Nitish Chandra Sen, Mayor of Calcutta.
- Kamini Roy (née Sen) (1864–1933), Social reformer and poet.
Sinha
Baron Sinha family
- Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha(1863–1923), Politician.
- Rt. Honourable Sushil Kumar Sinha, ICS.
- Romola Sinha (1913–2010), Social reformer.
- Major N.P. Sen, IMS.
- Mohit Sen (grandson) (1929–2003), Politician.
Tagore
- Debendranath Tagore (1817–1905), Social reformer.
- Satyendranath Tagore (1842–1923), First Indian ICS officer, (1863).
- Jnanadanandini Devi (1850–1941), Social reformer.
- Santiniketan.
- Surendranath Tagore, Author.
- Subirendranath Tagore
- Supriyo Tagore, Principal, Santiniketan.
- Supriyo Tagore, Principal,
- Subirendranath Tagore
- Hemendranath Tagore (1844–1884), Religious savant, founder of Adi Dharm development of Brahmoism.
- Nobel laureatein Literature
- Swarnakumari Devi (1855–1932), Noted Bengali poet, novelist, musician and social worker.
Others
- 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 (1921–1942), 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 (1931–2001), 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).
- [1] Sivanath Sastri(1847-1919), Poet and Social Reformer
See also
References
- 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".
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