Bhaktamal | Thakur Anukulchandra
Real name – Anukulchandra Chakraborty
Other names - Sri Sri Thakur, Sri Sri Thakur Anukulchandra, Yug Purushottam Sri Sri Thakur Anukulchandra
Birth – 14 September 1888
Place of Birth – Hemayatpur, British India
Marital Status: Married
Language – Hindi, English, Bengali
Father – Shri Shibchandra Chakraborty
Mother – Smt. Manmohini Chakraborty
Wife – Jagatjanani Shoroshibala
Famous – Philosophers, Spiritual Leaders, Healers
Founder - Satsang
Died - 27 January 1969, Deoghar
Anukul Thakur was a Hindu religious personality. He was one of the top 10 spiritual gurus of Bengal. He is mostly known as the founder of the spiritual movement called Satsang.
The personality, life and teachings of Thakur Anukulchandra mediate between science and spirituality, personal affirmation and self-transformation, individualism and social commitment, which has placed him in the ranks of the prophets or incarnations of the Indian religious tradition. Anukulchandra Chakraborty's service to people as a doctor, speaking in tongues while they were unconscious, as well as his advice and guidance to his followers have earned him a place as a religious leader.
His devotees address him as Yugapurushottam or Prophet of the modern age. He is the founder of "Satsang" in Deoghar, Bihar (now Jharkhand). Anukulchandra died on 27 January 1969. The Government of India issued a commemorative postage stamp in 1987.