{"id":358353,"date":"2026-03-17T15:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=358353"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:58:41","slug":"purna-brahma-shree-shree-harichand-thakur-and-matua-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/purna-brahma-shree-shree-harichand-thakur-and-matua-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Purna Brahma Shree Shree Harichand Thakur and Matua Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Union Home Minister extended greetings to Matua community on Matua Dharma Mela marking 215th birth anniversary of Harichand Thakur.<\/p>\n<h2>About Purna Brahma Shree Shree Harichand Thakur<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_358354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358354\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-358354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Digital-Herald.jpg?resize=398%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Purna Brahma Shree Shree Harichand Thakur and Matua Community\" width=\"398\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Digital-Herald.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Digital-Herald.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Digital-Herald.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-Digital-Herald.jpg?w=1307&amp;ssl=1 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-358354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Digital Herald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Shree Shree Harichand Thakur was a <strong>social reformer<\/strong> and <strong>founder of the Matua sect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Birth : <\/strong>He was <strong>born in Safaladanga village in Gopalgunj<\/strong> in a <strong>Vaishnavite Namashudra peasant family<\/strong> of Bengal Presidency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teachings<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Principle of devotion:<\/strong> He taught that <strong>devotion to God<\/strong>, <strong>faith in mankind<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>love for living beings<\/strong> are essential.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Simple path to salvation:<\/strong> He said one can <strong>attain God through devotion<\/strong> while <strong>living a family life without renunciation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Core values:<\/strong> His Matua religion was based on <strong>Truth, Love, and Sanity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social reforms<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Equality and dignity:<\/strong> He promoted equality and asked followers to treat all people with dignity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organisation of oppressed:<\/strong> He established <strong>Matua Mahasangha<\/strong> to unite and organize marginalized communities under his religious doctrine..<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rejection of caste oppression:<\/strong> His movement challenged discrimination faced by lower-caste people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matua Dharma Mela:<\/strong> It is a sacred <strong>occasion<\/strong> celebrated to <strong>mark his birth anniversary and promote his teachings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Belief among followers:<\/strong> Followers considered him as <strong>Param Brahma and an incarnation of Vishnu or Krishna.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Twelve instructions:<\/strong> He gave twelve moral instructions such as always speaking the truth, respecting women as mothers, loving all living beings, avoiding discrimination, controlling desires, being honest, performing duties with devotion, and praying to God regularly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Matua Community<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Social base:<\/strong> It mainly belongs to the <strong>Namashudra Scheduled Caste group.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Migration history:<\/strong> Many <strong>migrated to India during partition<\/strong> and <strong>after 1971<\/strong> due to <strong>religious<\/strong> <strong>persecution<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Present Status:<\/strong> The Matua community forms the <strong>second largest Scheduled Caste population in West Bengal,<\/strong> <strong>constituting 17.4% of the total SC population,<\/strong> and has been demanding the <strong>implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Union Home Minister extended greetings to Matua community on Matua Dharma Mela marking 215th birth anniversary of Harichand Thakur. About Purna Brahma Shree Shree Harichand Thakur Shree Shree Harichand Thakur was a social reformer and founder of the Matua sect. 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