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The Story of a forgotten grave: Pt 2 I have tried to recreate the story of the funeral and the forgotten grave through the documents mentioned in the few books written about Dwarkanath Tagore.

The grave of ‘Prince’ Dwarkanath Tagore in London

It was cold, cloudy and stormy on that Saturday morning, the 1st of August, 1846, with bouts of thunder, lightning and heavy rains lashing throughout the city of London. ‘Prince’ Dwarkanath had been ill for a while. The attending doctors, Dr. Chambers and Dr. Martin of Lower Grosvenor Street, had said the day before that he was ‘somewhat easier…

Dwarkanath Tagore bust unveiled in London

Dwarkanath Tagore was among the first Indian industrialists investing in a range of businesses from steam engines to banking in the 1800s.

Prince Dwarkanath Tagore, best known for his significant role in the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century, has been honoured with a new bust in London. The grandfather of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was among the first Indian industrialists,…