Darpanarayan Tagore (1731–1793) was a member of the Tagore family, who branched to Pathuriaghata. He worked as dewan to the French East India Company at Chandannagar before moving to Calcutta.[1] He later became a merchant to Edward Wheeler, who succeeded Colonel Monson as a member of the Supreme Council of Bengal headed by Warren Hastings.[2][3] He later purchased a large zamindari estate in his name at Rajshahi and
established himself as one of the leading zamindars in Bengal. He was succeeded by his son Gopi Mohan Tagore.[4][5]
Legacy
Today, there is a street named after him called Darpanarayan Tagore Street. It spans approximately 0.25 kilometers and is situated in the historic Pathuriaghata neighborhood in North Kolkata, between Maharashi Debendra Road and Jadulal Mullick Road—an area closely associated with the Tagore family.[6]
Family tree
See also
- Nilmoni Tagore – Darpanarayan's brother
References
- ↑ The parlour and the streets: elite and popular culture in nineteenth century Calcutta{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Seagull Books(1989). ISBN 978-81-7046-063-3
- ↑ The Permanent Settlement in Bengal: A Study of Its Operation, 1790–1819{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Bangla Academy(1979)
- ↑ The Indian Big Bourgeoisie: Its Genesis, Growth, and Character{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. S.K. Ghosh(1985)
- ↑ Elites in South Asia{{#if:Mukherjee|, Mukherjee}. Cambridge University Press(1970)
- ↑ Bengal: Past and Present{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. The Society(1996)
- ↑ Template:Cite google maps