Anukulchandra Chakravarty
Indian physician, philosopher, spiritual leader (1888–1969)
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Early life and service
Anukulchandra Chakroborty was born on 14th September, 1888 in the Himaitpur village of Pabna district of East Bengal, British India which is now a part of Bangladesh. Sivachandra Chakroborty and Monomohini Devi were his father and mother respectively. As a young medical student in Calcutta, Anukulchandra started serving and treating the slum dwellers in 1911. After six years of study, he came back to Himaitpur and began to practice medicine. His devotees address him as Yuga Purushottam or the Prophet of the modern age. On the other hand he is the founder of Satsang at Deoghar in Bihar now Jharkhand.
In August 1909 Anukulachandra married Saroshibala Devi. On November 17, 1930, he married Sarbamangala who was the younger sister of Anukulachandra's first wife.
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Death
Anukulchandra died on 27 January 1969. The Government of India released a commemorative postage stamp, in 1987.