Krishanagar in Nadia district of West Bengal has always had special
place in Brahmoism. Many old Brahmo families came from here including
that of Ramtanu Lahiri who was the first Adi Dharmi
to renounce his Brahmanical caste thread in 1851 (even before Debendra
Nath who removed his in 1862). The gesture by Debendranath of sending
Lala Hazarilal of Indore (a Shudra untouchable by birth) as Adi
Dharma's first preacher to Krishnagar instead of a Brahmin preacher
well versed in Sankskrit literature was, however, not too well
appreciated and gave great offence to the Nadia Royal family. |
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