Brahmo

Bengali Brahmos are those who adhere to Brahmoism, the philosophy of Brahmo Samaj which was founded by 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]

Not to be confused with Brahma – the Hindu god, Brahmana – a layer of text in the Vedas, Brahmanism – the religion, or Brahmin – the caste ('varna').

Brahmo Samaj
When is a Brahmo not a Brahmo Samajist?

One aspect of Brahmoism is recognition that not only explicit faith and worship makes for a Brahmo, but also genealogy, which is implicit. People with even a single Brahmo parent or a Brahmo guardian are treated as Brahmos until they absolutely renounce the Brahmo faith. This often causes tension within the Samaj, for example, when an offspring of a Brahmo follows atheism or another religious belief without renouncing Brahmoism formally. There are differing views between the Theist and 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.
  • 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

Bose
Jagadish Chandra Bose
  • 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.
    • Debendra Mohan Bose (1887–1975) (Sir J.C. Bose was his maternal uncle), 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
Chittaranjan Das
Jibanananda Das
  • 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
Saroj Nalini Dutt
  • Brajendranath Dey, Esq., ICS (1852–1932), Bar-at-Law (Middle Temple), Commissioner (Actg.) of Burdwan & Magistrate and Collector of Hooghly, Bengal.
    • 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.
    • Lady Niraj Nalini Ghosh (née Dey) m. Sir Sarat Kumar Ghosh, ICS, (1879-1963) Bar-at-Law (Inner Temple), Chief Justice of Kashmir and Jaipur.
    • Naba Nalini Basu (nee Dey), m. Professor Satish Chandra Basu, I.E.S., Professor of Economics, Hooghly College, Chinsura, Hooghly, Bengal.
    • Saroj Nalini Dutt (née Dey), M.B.E., (1887–1925), Social reformer m. Gurusaday Dutta, 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. Lieutenant Colonel Dr Jyotish Chandra Dey, I.M.S., (1892-1962), 2nd Indian Principal of 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.
      • Professor Barun Dey (1932–2013), Chairman, West Bengal Heritage Commission.
    • 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

Dutta
Romesh Chunder Dutt
  • Romesh Chandra Dutta (1848–1908), C.I.E., Dewan of 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.

Ganguly

Goswami

Gupta
  • Behari Lal Gupta, ICS, (1849–1916), Dewan of 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.

Mahalanobis

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
Subroto Mukherjee

Nag Chaudhuri

Pal
  • Bipin Chandra Pal (1858–1932), Indian nationalist leader.
    • Niranjan Pal (1889–1959), Playwright, screenwriter and director.
      • Colin Pal (1923–2005), Film director.
        • Deep Pal (1953-), Cinematographer.
    • 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.

Ray/Roy
Satyajit Ray
  • 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.
  • Pramadaranjan Ray, Office of the Surveyor General of India
  • Pratap Chandra Roy
    • Bidhan Chandra Roy, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal.
      • Subimal Roy, Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
  • Prasanna Kumar Roy (1849–1932), Educationist.
  • Sarala Roy (1859–1946), Educationist.
    • Charulata Mukherjee (née Roy), Social reformer.

Sanyal

Sarkar

Sen

Sen family[4]

Keshab Chandra Sen
  • 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.
Amartya Kumar Sen
  • 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

Tagore

Tagore family[5]

Rabindranath Tagore

Others
  • Sir Nilratan Sircar(1861–1943), famous doctor, swadeshi entrepreneur, educationist, philanthropist, Vice-Chancellor of 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).
  • Sivanath Sastri (1847-1919), Poet and Social Reformer

See also

References
  1. Roy, Samaren (2005). Calcutta: Society and Change 1690–1990. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-79000-5: Fair use of extract vide section 52(1)(f) of Indian Copyright Act, 1957{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. "DELHI BRAHMO SAMAJ". brahmo.org. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. "Mainstream Weekly". www.mainstreamweekly.net.
  4. "SEN FAMILY". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. "Tagore Family".
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