Hara Kumar Tagore
Hara Kumar Tagore (also Hara Coomar Tagore; 1798–1858) was a leading land owner, philanthropist, Sanskrit scholar, writer and musician from Calcutta. He belonged to the Pathuriaghata branch of the Tagore family.
Life[edit]
He was the eldest son of Gopi Mohan Tagore and headed the Pathuriaghata family after demise of his father.[1]
Hara Kumar Tagore, was learned in the Hindu scriptures, Sanskrit and English. He had compiled critically admired books and assisted Radhakanta Deb (1783–1867) in compiling Sabdakalpadrum.[2] Further, the noted texts - Haratattva-didhiti (1881), Purashcharana-bodhini (1895) and Shila-chakrarthabodhini were composed by him. The last text deals with various types of stones, which are worshiped as symbol of Narayana.[3] Also he authored a manual on procedural matters relating to various Tantric rites, particularly Kali worship.[4]
He was a refined musician with a scholarship in Sanskrit and was composer of noted music.[5]
He was the elder brother of Prasanna Kumar.[1] Hara Kumar died in 1858 ; and was succeeded, as head of the Pathuriaghata branch of family, by his eldest son, Maharaja Sir Jatinodro Mohun Tagore.[1] His other two sons were Sir Sourindro Mohun and Shoutindramohan.Sourindra Mohun Tagore
He had built a temple at Mulijore with his brother Prosona Coomar in memory of his father.[6] Further, he donated monies liberally for benefit of arts and music.[citation needed]
He had built a beautiful mansion - the famed "Emerald Bower,". It was taken over by Government of West Bengal and is now a part of Rabindra Bharati University.[7][8][9]
A square in Kolkata is named after him as Hara Kumar Tagore Square.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire by Sir Roper Lethbridge, Publisher : Macmillan & Company, 1893 pp: 527
- ^ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali, p. 611
- ^ A handbook of West Bengal - Volume 2. Sanghamitra Saha, International School of Dravidian Linguistics. 1998. p. 667. ISBN 9788185692241.
- ^ Sanskrit Culture Of Bengal by Sures Chandra Banerji. Sharada Publishing House. 2004. p. 116. ISBN 9788188934065.
- ^ Musicians of India: Past and Present : Gharanas of Hindustani Music and Genealogies. Amala Dāśaśarmā Naya Prokash. 1993. pp. 260–261. ISBN 9788185421186.
- ^ Ghosha, Lokanātha (1881). The Modern History of the Indian Chiefs, Rajas, Zamindars, & C: The native ... By Lokanātha Ghosha. pp. 168–171.
- ^ "Nuptial nostalgia". The Telegraph, Kolkata. 23 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Emerald Bower of Rajah of Tagore".
- ^ "Hara kumar Tagore, the poet's uncle, built a mansion called the Emerald Bower, and this building and its park-lands, later acquired by the Government of West Bengal, finally became a complex of academic institutions among which this University has the central and larger share". Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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