Dwarkanath Tagore (1794–1846), or Dwarokanath Ţhakur, one of the first Indian industrialists[1] and entrepreneurs, was the founder of the Jorasanko Tagore family, notable for making substantial contributions to the Bengal Renaissance. “As a zamindar Dwarkanath was mercilessly efficient and businesslike, but not generous”. He looked upon his investment in land as investment in any otherContinue reading “Dwarkanath Tagore (1794–1846)”
Calcutta: as she was – a visual documentation of socio-cultural ethos spanning over three centuries
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