Kalicharan Brahma
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Kalicharan Brahma (Bodo: कालिचरन ब्रह्म 1860–1938), originally Kalicharan Mech,[1] was a 20th-century social and religious reformer of Bodo society. He attained diksha in a new religion called Brahmo Dharma / Brahmoism Adi Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta around 1906, and is reverentially called Gurudev or Guru Brahma by the Bodo people of lower plains of Assam along the Brahmaputra valley. Other Assamese Brahmos of the time include Gunabhiram Barua and Swarnalata Devi of the same faction, all of whom agitated against Colonialist Imperialism of any kind. The followers of this group are locally known as Brahmas in tribute to their religion and the holy river of which they are sons. He was the founder of Boro Chhatra Sanmilanni (All Bodo Students Union).
Kalicharan Brahma कालिचरण ब्रह्म | |
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Born | (1860-04-18)18 April 1860 Kajigami, Assam, India |
Died | 8 May 1938(1938-05-08) (aged 78) Kajigami, Assam, India |
Other names | Mech Gandhi, Gurudev |
Occupation | Social reformer |
Spouse | Khwmsri Brahma Uphasi Brahma |
Children | 7 (4 daughter, 3 Sons) |
Parent | Khoularam Mech (father) Randini Mech (mother) |