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Keshub Chandra Sen was married to Jagonmohini Sen. The couple had ten children: five sons – Karuna Chandra Sen, Nirmal Chandra Sen, Prafulla Chandra Sen, Saral Chandra Sen, and Dr. Subroto Sen; and five daughters – Suniti Devi (Maharani of Cooch Behar), Sabitri Devi, Sucharu Devi (Maharani of
Aug 23, 2016 · The marriage in 1878 of Suniti Devi, the 13-year-old daughter of the Bengali Brahmo religious and social reformer Keshab Chandra Sen, to the Maharajah of Cuch Bihar constituted one of the most controversial matrimonial events in late colonial India.
Mar 3, 2023 · However, Keshab Chandra Sen did not yield and justified his daughter’s marriage as ‘providential’. This led to the progressive splinter group forming the Sadharan Brahma Samaj on 15 May 1875 on a constitutional basis.
Maharani Suniy Devee was the daughter of Brahmo leader Keshab Chandra Sen. She was married to Maharaja (king) Nripendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, Cooch Behar State in 1878. Due to this marriage Keshab Chandra Sen had to face so criticism in and out of his Samaj that he had to lose his image.
The marriage in 1878 of Suniti Devi, the thirteen-year-old daughter of the Bengali Brahmo religious and social reformer Keshab Chandra Sen, to the Maharajah of Cuch Bihar constituted one of the most controversial matrimonial events in late colonial India.
To the utter dismay of the rationalist Brahmas, Keshab contravened the Brahma Marriage Act of 1878 and justified his daughter's marriage as 'providential'. So the split became inevitable and the progressive splinter group formed the Sadharan Brahma Samaj on 15 May 1875 on a constitutional basis.
The Maharani of Cooch Behar, Sunitra Devi was the eldest daughter of Babu Keshab Chandra Sen, a leading religious reformer. She had married the Maharaja, whose portrait by Hall is also in the Royal Collection ( RCIN 403827 ), in 1878.
Aug 23, 2016 · ABSTRACT The marriage in 1878 of Suniti Devi, the 13-year-old daughter of the Bengali Brahmo religious and social reformer Keshab Chandra Sen, to the Maharajah of Cuch Bihar constituted one of the most controversial matrimonial events in late colonial India.
Abstract: The marriage in 1878 of Suniti Devi, the thirteen-year-old daughter of the Bengali Brahmo religious and social reformer Keshab Chandra Sen, to the Maharajah of Cuch Bihar constituted one of the most controversial matrimonial events in late colonial India.
On 26th July 1861, the eldest daughter of Debendranath, Sukumari was married according to the reformed rites of the Brahmo Samaj. Debendranath followed the ritual of the orthodox Hindu marriages but excluded the idolatrous bits. This was hailed as a great step towards social reform. The Schism.
