Rajnarayan Basu
Rajnarayan Basu (1826–1899) was an Indian writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance. He was born in Boral in 24 Parganas and studied at the Hare School and Hindu College, in Kolkata, Bengal. A monotheist at heart, Rajnarayan Basu converted to the Brahmoism sect at the age of twenty. After retiring, he was given the honorary title of Rishi or sage. As a writer, he was one of the best known prose writers in Bengali in the nineteenth century, writing often for the Tattwabodhini Patrika, a premier Brahmo journal. Due to his defence of Brahmoism, he was given the title "Grandfather of Indian Nationalism".
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Rajnarayan Basu, c. 1899 | |
| Born | 7 September 1826 Boral, 24 Parganas, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India) |
| Died | 18 September 1899 Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day West Bengal, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Rishi Rajnarayan Basu Rajnaryan Bose |
| Education | Hare School |
| Occupation | Writer |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Sri Aurobindo (grandson) |
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