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Harichand thakur biography of william shakespeare
Harichand Thakur
Founder of Matua sect of Hindus
Harichand Thakur (30 March 1812 – 5 March 1878), was a social reformer who worked among the untouchable people of the Bengal Presidency.
He founded the Matua sect of Hinduism.[1][2]
Life
Harichand Thakur was born into a VaishnaviteNamashudra peasant family in 1811 in Safaladanga, a village in Gopalgunj, then part of the Bengal Presidency (now a part of Bangladesh).
He was the son of Jashomanta Biswas (father) and Annapurna Devi (mother).[3][4] His family, for generations, had belonged to the Gaudiya Vaishnavism sect; according to the book "Sri Sri Hari Lilamrita", his ancestors came from Rarhdesh.[5] His grandfather, Manchanram Biswas, was a devout Vaishnavite known as 'Thakur Manchanram' in the locality.[3] His father Jashomanta inherited the 'Thakur' title, and the family adopted the surname 'Thakur', abandoning their original surname 'Biswas'.[3]
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