Tagore family
The Tagore family (also spelled as Thakur)
Family history
The original surname of the Tagores was Banerjee. They were
Background
Thakurs were
Europeans started coming to Bengal in the 16th century, resulting in the founding of Ugulim (
The Pathuriaghata family
Among the family which settled in Pathuriaghata was that of Raja Gopi Mohan Thakur. He was a noted zamindar and philanthropist. His oldest son Hara Kumar Thakur was a Sanskrit scholar, writer and musician. Among Hara Kumar's children, Maharaja Sir Jatinodro Mohun Thakur and Sir Sourindro Mohun became famous.[citation needed]
The Jorasanko family
The business base
Dwarakanath Thakur (1794-1846) was the son of Nilmoni Thakur's second son, Rammani Thakur, but was adopted by the childless first son, Ramlochan Thakur. 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.[9][10]
Creative outpourings
Debendranath's third son, Hemendranath Thakur 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.[citation needed]
The artists
The younger generation
Rabindranath Thakur's son, Rathindranath (1888–1961), was a multi-talented person. Besides being an agriculturist educated in the US, a talented architect, designer, master-carpenter, painter and writer, he was also the first 'upacharya' of Visva-Bharati University.[12] Rathindranath Thakur's wife, Pratima Devi (1893–1969), was an artist associated with Shilpa Sadan, Visva Bharati and also with dance and dance-drama.[13]
The family environment
The environment at Jorasanko was filled with literature, music, painting, and theatre. They had their own education system. In the earlier days, the women educated at home. Swarnakumari Debi has recalled how in her early days the governess would write something on a slate which the girls then had to copy. When Debedranath discovered this, he at once stopped such a mindless and mechanical method and brought in a better teacher, Ajodhyanath Pakrashi – a male outsider in the women's quarters. Some of the sons like Ganendra, Gunendra and Jyoitrindra set up their own private theatre. To start with men played in the role of women, but over a period of time the women participated.[16] The family environment played a major role in the development of its members. Even Rabindranath Tagore, who went to win the Nobel Prize in literature, had very little formal education.[citation needed]
Family tree
- Dwarkanath Tagore
- Girindranath Tagore
- Ganendranath Tagore
- Gunendranath Tagore
- Gaganendranath Tagore
- Kanakendranath Tagore
- Gitindranath Tagore
- Sharmila Tagore, m. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
- Kareena Kapoor
- Sara Ali Khan
- Ibrahim Ali Khan Pataudi
- Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi
- Jehangir Ali Khan Pataudi
- Saba Ali Khan
- Soha Ali Khan, m. Kunal Khemu
- Oindrila Tagore
- Romila Sen
- Sharmila Tagore, m. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
- Gitindranath Tagore
- Kanakendranath Tagore
- Abanindranath Tagore
- Samarendranath Tagore
- Sunayani Devi, m. Rajanimohan Chattopadhyay
- Binayani Devi, m. Seshendra Bhushan Chattopadhyay
- Gaganendranath Tagore
- Debendranath Tagore
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Rathindranath Tagore
- Nandini Devi, m. Giridhari Lala
- Shamindranath Tagore
- Renuka Devi
- Meera Devi
- Madhurilata Devi
- Rathindranath Tagore
- Satyendranath Tagore
- Surendranath Tagore
- Kabindranath Tagore
- Indira Devi Chaudhurani, m. Pramatha Chaudhuri
- Hemendranath Tagore
- Hitendranath Tagore
- Kshitindranath Tagore
- Ritendranath Tagore
- Lakshminath Bezbaroa
- Purnima Devi, m. Sir Jwala Prasada
- Kunwar Jyoti Prasad
- Pratibha Devi
- Abhi Devi
- Manisha Devi
- Shovana Devi (Shobhanasundari Mukhopadhyay)
- Sushama Devi
- Sunrita Devi
- Dwijendranath Tagore
- Sudhindranath Tagore
- Dwipendranath Tagore
- Arunendranath Tagore
- Nitindranath Tagore
- Kritindranath Tagore
- Birendranath Tagore
- Balendranath Tagore
- Jyotirindranath Tagore
- Somendranath Tagore
- Swarnakumari Devi, m. Janakinath Ghosal
- Jyotsnanath Ghosal
- Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, m. Rambhuj Dutt Chaudhari
- Hiranmoyee Devi
- Sukumari Devi, m. Durgadas Choudhary
- Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri
- Saratkumari Devi
- Barnakumari Devi
- Soudamini Devi
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Nagendranath Tagore
- Girindranath Tagore
Notes
References
- ^ From Thakur to Tagore, Syed Ashraf Ali, The Star May 04, 2013
- ^ Deb, Chitra, pp 64–65.
- ^ "The Tagores and Society". Rabindra Baharati University. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
- ^ Mukhopadhyaya, Prabhatkumar, Rabindrajibani o Rabindra Sahitya Prabeshak, 1985, Visva Bharati, p 3
- ^ Thompson, Edward (1948). Rabindranath Thakur : Poet And Dramatist. Oxford University Press. p. 13.
- ^ Sengupta, Nitish, pp 119–126
- ^ Sengupta, Nitish, pp 209–216
- ISBN 81-7476-355-4p 210, 212–213.
- ^ Deb, Chitra, Jorasanko and the Thakur Family, Pages 64-65, in Calcutta: The Living City, Volume I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Oxford University Press.
- ^ Sarkar, Suvobrata. "Bengali Entrepreneurs and Western Technology in the Nineteenth Century: A Social Perspective" (PDF). Indian Journal of History of Science, 48.3 (2013) 447-475. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ISBN 81-85626-65-0pp 454–455.
- ^ "New book discloses Rabindranath Tagore son's untold story". DNA. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Pratima Devi (1893–1969)". Visva-Bharati. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "The Tagore connection!". The Times of India. 21 August 2011.
- ISBN 9781107042810
- ^ Jorasanko and the Thakur Family by Chitra Deb in Calcutta, the Living City, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, Vol I, page 66
Further reading
- Chitra Deb (2010). Women of The Tagore Household. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-93-5214-187-6.
External links
- Tagore family genealogy Queensland University
- Rabindra Bharati Museum, Kolkata – family chronology Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine