Keshab Chandra Sen | |
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.jpg) Keshub Chandra Sen, c. 1870 | |
| Born | 19 November 1838 |
| Died | 8 January 1884 (aged 45) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Occupation | Religious reformer |
| Organization | Brahmo Samaj |
| Movement | Bengal Renaissance |
| Spouse | Jagonmohini Sen |
| Children | 10 including Suniti Devi, Sucharu Devi |
| Relatives | Naina Devi, Sadhana Bose (grand-daughters) |
Keshub Chandra Sen (Bengali: কেশবচন্দ্র সেন; also spelled Keshab Chunder Sen; 19 November 1838 – 8 January 1884) was an Indian philosopher and social reformer who attempted to incorporate Christian theology within the framework of Hindu thought. Born a Hindu in the Bengal Presidency of British India, he became a member of the Brahmo Samaj in 1857[1] but established his own breakaway "Bharatvarshiya Brahmo Samaj" in 1866[2] while the Brahmo Samaj remained under the leadership of Debendranath Tagore (who headed the Brahmo Samaj till his death in 1905).[3] In 1878, his followers abandoned him after the underage child marriage of his daughter which exposed his campaign against child marriage as hollow.[4]
- ^ Carpenter, Mary Lant (1907), Life of Keshub Chunder Sen.
- ^ Sastri, p. 276
- ^ Sastri, p. 16
- ^ "Sadharan Brahmo Samaj". Sadharan Brahmo Samaj. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.