Rashmoni Das, popularly known as Rani Rashmoni, spelled as Rani Rasmani, was an Indian businesswoman and enterpreneur, land lady Zamindar, philanthropist and the founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata and remained closely associated with Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa after she appointed him as the priest of the temple.
15 Facts About Rani Rashmoni
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Rani Rashmoni was one earliest social reformers in early nineteenth-century Bengal and is one of the forerunners of the Bengal Renaissance.
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Rani Rashmoni offered considerable charity to the Imperial Library, the Hindu College.
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Presently, the Lokmata Rani Rashmoni Mission is situated at Nimpith, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, 743338, India.
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Rani Rashmoni was married to Babu Rajachandra Das of Janbazar, Kolkata, a member of a wealthy Mahishya zamindar family, when she was eleven years old.
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Rani Rashmoni was well loved and revered by the people and proved herself to be worthy of the title, "Rani".
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Rani Rashmoni even submitted a draft bill against polygamy to the East India Company, who handled the administration during those days.
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The Rani Rashmoni had to her credit numerous charitable works and other contributions to society.
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Rani Rashmoni oversaw the construction of a road from Subarnarekha river to Puri for pilgrims.
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Rani Rashmoni funded the construction of ghats such as Babughat, Ahiritola Ghat and Nimtala Ghat for the daily bathers in the Ganges.
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Rani Rashmoni donated to the then Imperial Library and Hindu College.
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Rani Rashmoni persuaded these families and helped them to build up fisheries in the surrounding water bodies that later turned into large, rich bheris.
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Profoundly affected by a dream to built a temple of Goddess Kali, Rani Rashmoni looked for and purchased a 30,000-acre plot in the village of Dakhineswar.
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Rani Rashmoni has been subject of a biographical film in Bengali language, titled Rani Rasmani, directed by Kaliprasad Ghosh, and wherein lead played by famous theatre personality and actress Molina Devi.
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Zee Bangla featured a daily soap depicting the life of the illustrious Rani, Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni, which premiered on 24 July 2017 and was telecasted daily till 13 February 2022.