Boro Maa

Binapani Thakur
Personal
Born
Binapani Devi[1]

21 September 1920
Died5 March 2019(2019-03-05) (aged 98–99)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
ReligionHinduism
NationalityIndian
Organization
Founder ofThakurnagar
PhilosophySwayam Dikshiti
Religious career
GuruHarichand Thakur
HonorsBanga Bibhushan (2018)

Boro Maa (Bengali: বড়মা, 21 September 1920 — 5 March 2019) was a matriarch of the Matua Mahasangha, a Hindu religious reformation movement. Her original name was Binapani Devi Thakur; the name "Boro Maa" translates to "elder mother", an epithet for universal mother of Matua Community. She along with her husband Pramatha Ranjan Thakur established the community's new capital at Thakurnagar.[2]

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  2. ^ "বীণাপাণি দেবীর কপি ভার্সন ২". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-04-11.