Hemendranath (1842-1923)
He was the third son of Devendranath, a scientist and organiser of the family. He was a strict disciplinarian who was entrusted with the responsibility of looking after the education of his younger brothers as well as administering the large family estates. Like most of Devendranath's children, he had varied interests in different fields. On the one hand he composed a number of Brahma Sangeets and on the other, wrote articles on Physical Science which he planned to compile and edit into a text book for school students. If his untimely death had not prevented him from completing the project, this would certainly have been the first science text book to be written in Bengali. He was known for his physical strength and wrestling skills. Exceptionally for the times, he insisted on a formal education for his daughters. He not only put them into schools but trained them in Music, the Arts and European languages such as French and German. It was another mark of his forward-looking mentality that he actively sought out eligible grooms from different provinces of India for his daughters and married them off to places as far as away as UP and Assam.
He was a spiritual seer and Yogi of the highest order and he was responsible for the development of modern Brahmoism which is now the Adi Brahmo Dharma religion. He was a "doer" of his Tagore generation and worthy successor to the father and grand-father.
Jyotirindranath (1849-1925) was a scholar, artist, music composer and theater personality.
He was the third son of Devendranath, a scientist and organiser of the family. He was a strict disciplinarian who was entrusted with the responsibility of looking after the education of his younger brothers as well as administering the large family estates. Like most of Devendranath's children, he had varied interests in different fields. On the one hand he composed a number of Brahma Sangeets and on the other, wrote articles on Physical Science which he planned to compile and edit into a text book for school students. If his untimely death had not prevented him from completing the project, this would certainly have been the first science text book to be written in Bengali. He was known for his physical strength and wrestling skills. Exceptionally for the times, he insisted on a formal education for his daughters. He not only put them into schools but trained them in Music, the Arts and European languages such as French and German. It was another mark of his forward-looking mentality that he actively sought out eligible grooms from different provinces of India for his daughters and married them off to places as far as away as UP and Assam.
He was a spiritual seer and Yogi of the highest order and he was responsible for the development of modern Brahmoism which is now the Adi Brahmo Dharma religion. He was a "doer" of his Tagore generation and worthy successor to the father and grand-father.
Jyotirindranath (1849-1925) was a scholar, artist, music composer and theater personality.
Devendranath's daughters were Soudamini, Saratkumari, Swarnakumari, and Brahmakumari. Soudamini was the first student of Bethune school and gifted writer. Swarnakumari was also a gifted writer, editor, song-composer and social worker. All of them were famous for their beauty and education.
