At the helm of the Bengali Renaissance were the Tagores of Jorasanko, among whom was the bold and independent Jnanadanandini Devi, the bride of Satyendranath Tagore. She was a social reformer whose revolutionary style in sari made her an icon for the working women.
Bengalis took to travel as a community long before it became a thing of fashion, status and culture. The Telegraph looks into what might have fed the zeal
Meet Satyendranath Tagore, the first Indian to become an IAS officer 157 years ago - In 1863, Satyendranath Tagore was chosen for the civil service and after finishing his education in England, he returned to India in 1864.
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