(THE GIST OF PIB) Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022

(THE GIST OF PIB) Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022

[April-2022]

Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022 at Shreedham Thakurnagar, Thakurbari in West Bengal on the occasion of 211th birth anniversary of Shree Shree Harichand Thakur.

About:

  • Shree Shree Harichand Thakur ji devoted his life for the cause of betterment of the oppressed, downtrodden and deprived persons in undivided Bengal during the pre-independence era.
  • The social and religious movement started by him originated from Orakandi which is now in Bangladesh in 1860 and led to the formation of the Matua Dharma.
  • The Matua community has members on either side of the Bengal border. Today, Matuas constitute the second largest SC population of West Bengal. Government sources put their number at around 17% of the state’s electorate.
  • Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022 is being organised by All India Matua Mahasangha from 29th March to 5th April 2022.

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