Background
He was the eldest son of Gopi Mohan Tagore and headed the Pathuriaghata family after demise of his father.
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Hara Coomar Tagore
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Career
He belonged to the Pathuriaghata branch of the Tagore family. Hara Kumar Tagore, was learned in the Hindu scriptures, Sanskrit and English. He had compiled critically admired books and assisted Radhakanta Deb (1783–1867) in compiling Sabdakalpadrum.
Further, the noted texts - Haratat-tvaatdhiti (1881), Puras"carana-bodhini (1895) and Lila-akrarthabodhini were composed by him.
The last text deals with various types of stones, which are worshiped as symbol of Narayana. Also he authored a manual on procedural matters relating to various Tantric rites, particularly Kali worship.
He was a refined musician with a scholarship in Sanskrit and was composer of noted music He was the elder brother of Prasanna Kumar.
Further, he donated monies liberally for benefit of arts and music
He had built a beautiful mansion - the famed "Emerald Bower,". lieutenant was taken over by Government of West Bengal and is now a part of Rabindra Bharati University. A square in Kolkata is named after him as Hara Kumar Tagore Square.
