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Dwarkanath Tagore
Indian industrialist (–)
'Prince' Dwarkanath Tagore (Dwarakanath Ţhakur; –) was one of the first Indian industrialists to form an enterprise with British partners.[1] He was the son of Rammoni Tagore, and was given in adoption to Rammoni’s elder brother Ramlochan Tagore.
He was the scion of the Tagore family of Calcutta, father of Debendranath Tagore and grandfather of Rabindranath Tagore.
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Ancestry
Dwarakanath Tagore was a descendant of Brahmins of the Kushari division. They were called Pirali Brahmin - the word "Pirali" comes from Pir Ali, a convert to Islam who supposedly dined with and converted two Tagore ancestors.
Their relatives, still Hindus, were tainted by association and got the name "Pirali Brahmin".[2][3]
Dwarakanath's great grandfather Jairam Tagore made a large fortune as a merchant and as Dewan to the French government at Chandannagar.
He shifted from Gobindapur to Pathuriaghata, when the British construct