A year is about to bow out and we are expectantly waiting for another, hoping it may bring about good tidings. Although the year 2020 has been wrought with a devastating pandemic and its shattering aftermath, let us try to look back at other events that have been eclipsed by it. The COVID crisis has infected over 77 million people across the globe and 1.7 million have lost their lives. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has estimated that over 400 Read More …
We remember with respect and admiration the men and women who have dedicated their lives to the cause and ideals of the Brahmo Samaj and its counterparts across India. We are presenting short life sketches of those who were born or had died between the month of December. Sasipada Banerjee Born 2 February, 1840, Died 15 December 1925 (Taken from a Bengali article by Shreyashi Sen) Sasipada Benerjee was born on 2 February, 1840, at Baranagar and died on 15 Read More …
By Ashit Sarkar Banga Chandra Roy was one of the foremost leaders of the Brahmo movement in East Bengal in the late nineteenth & early twentieth centuries. He was born in a village near Dacca but unfortunately lost his father in his infancy. During his school days, he became a member of the ‘Manoranjini Sabha’ – an association of local boys for attaining moral improvement. Whilst there, Brahmananda Keshub Chandra Sen’s inspiring pamphlet ‘Young Bengal: This is for you’ inspired Read More …
20th January, 2021 (6th Magh, 1427) 6:30 PM Worship through Songs Prayer : Sourav De & Hymns : Conducted by Supratim Chakrabarty 23rd January, 2021 (9th Magh, 1427) Mahila Utsav (Women’s gathering) 10:00 AM Baitalik 10:30 AM Divine Service by Sunanda (Rakhi) Roy Choudhuri Hymns : Ladies of Brahmo Samaj 24th January, 2021 (10th Magh, 1427) Nagar Sankirtan – Conducted by Supratim Chakrabarty 6:30 PM Utsav of Calcutta Congregation Service : Sourav De & Hymns: Conducted by Supratim Chakrabarty 25th Read More …
By Sudakshina Kundu Mookerjee There have been several trail blazers in the history who have made outstanding contributions of women to Scientific studies. In the eighteenth century women had little opportunities for university education and yet some of the brilliant minds outshined their male counterparts. We may begin with Gabriel Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet or simply Emilie du Châtelet (1706 – 1749) who was a French scholar of Mathematics and Physics. She translated Newton’s Principia in Read More …
Online Conference A Conference of the Brahmos on virtual platform was organized by Pune Prarthana Samaj, held in Pune on December 4-5, 2020. The programme started with flag hoisting. The prayer was offered by Dr. Ashoka Gurudas of Bangaluru and hymns were sung by members of Pune Prarthana Samaj with Dr. Sushama Joag, the Secretary of Pune Prarthana Samaj, leading the choir. Mr. Sanjoy Chanda of Delhi, President of the Conference, inaugurated the programme. He was followed by illuminating lectures Read More …
“MANASULONA KAARUMABBO “ – TELUGU BRAHMO SANGEET – by MAHA KAVI D KRISHNA SASTRY English Translation with summary by Sri ILYAS Even when the darkest of the clouds and murky gloom totally envelope you, sing with a clear heart – Brahma Kripahikevalam… Brahma Kripahikevalam Even when your heart is gutted in a devastating fire, and body is writhing with poison hemlock, sing with a clear heart – Brahma Kripahikevalam…Brahma Kripahikevalam Even when your life turns into an endless desert or Read More …
We are happy to bring out the second compiled volume of the Indian Messenger for the months of June to November 2020, which is long overdue as all publication activities have been kept on hold due to the unusual circumstances brought about by the pandemic. Since our entire nation has been under complete lockdown since midnight of October 23, 2020, all activities except the essential services have been suspended. As we have remained confined within the safety of our homes Read More …
Brief History by K. C. Challa BHADROTSAV is an important festival of the Brahmos. On 6th of Bhadra 1235 (according to the Bengali calendar) or 20th August 1828 the first Brahmo Samaj was opened by Raja Rammohun Roy with Tarachand Chakravarty as its first secretary. It started on a rented house belonging to Feranghee Kamal Bose and accommodated the first theistic congregation. It should also be noted that coincidentally or otherwise other Brahmo Samajes were also opened in this particular month Read More …
Contributed by Aniruddha Rakshit and B.R. Panda The Quit India Movement or ‘Bharat Chodo Andolan’ was a water-shed in the freedom struggle of India, which was led by Mahatma Gandhi, who inspired all the people across India to come together against British imperialism. The British Governor-General of India, Lord Linlithgow, involved India into World War II, in 1939 and proposed to induct the Indian soldiers to fight for the British. The Cripps mission was sent to ask for cooperation from Read More …