Harichand Thakur (11 March 1812 – 5 March 1878), was a social reformer who worked among the untouchable people of the Bengal Presidency. He founded the Matua sect of Hinduism. [1] [2]

Harichand Thakur was born in an agriculturist family of Safaladanga village in the district of Faridpur in East Bengal (now Gopalganj district in Bangladesh) on the 11th March in 1812 AD (1218 Bengali year).

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Harichand Thakur, sometimes known as Sri Sri Harichand Thakur, was God in Bengal. Harichand Thakur was born in the Namasudra (Namassej) community in Bengal on 11 March 1812 in Orakandi of the Kashiani Upazila in Gopalganj district, located in present day Bangladesh. He worked among the subaltern population.

Hindu priest is seen at the Harichand Thakur temple in Orakandi, some 120 kms from Dhaka on March 19, 2021 ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

Harichand Thakur (1811-1877) a Hindu votary and founder of the Matuya sect, was born in Orakandi of Kashiani Upazila in Gopalganj (Greater faridpur) on the thirteenth day of Falgun 1214 of the Bangla calendar. Harichand received little formal education. After completing his initial schooling in a pathshala, he attended school for only a few months.

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The Matua Mahasangha ("Matua Federation") was formed by adherents of Harichand's philosophy before 1915 to organize devotees. In the early 1930s, Pramatha Ranjan Thakur, great-grandson of Harichand Thakur, rejuvenated the organization.

Dec 18, 2014 · Harichand Thakur was among those social reformer from Bengal region. He was born in 1811AD (Troyodashi day of Falgun month of 1218 Bengali Calender) in Safolidanga village of Gopalganj District(currently in Bangladesh).

In the context of ongoing ‘Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022’, Harichand Thakur is being remembered. HARICHAND THAKUR. Born in 1812 in Orakandi in Bangladesh in a peasant farmer family of the Thakur community (SC community) Thakur, whose family were Vaishnavite Hindus, founded a sect of Vaishnavite Hinduism called Matua.