Binapani Thakur | |
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Personal | |
Born | Binapani Devi[1] 21 September 1920 |
Died | 5 March 2019 Kolkata, West Bengal, India | (aged 98–99)
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Organization | |
Founder of | Thakurnagar |
Philosophy | Swayam Dikshiti |
Religious career | |
Guru | Harichand Thakur |
Honors | Banga 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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