Rashmoni Das, popularly known as Lokamata Rani Rashmoni, also spelled as Rani Rasmani,, was an Indian businesswoman, entrepreneur, Zamindar, philanthropist and the founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Tem
Statue of Rani Rashmoni at Esplanade, Kolkata
Dakshineswar Kali Temple, built by Rani Rashmoni in 1855
Rani Rashmoni on a 1994 stamp of India
Shrine dedicated to Rani Rashmoni within the precincts of Dakshineswar Kali Temple
The Janbazar Raj or the Marh family, has been one of the leading families of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and is regarded as one of the key influencers during the Bengali Renaissance. Their meteoric r
Rani Rashmoni
…was just seven years old. She was married to Babu Rajchandra Das (Marh) of Janbazar, Kolkata, a member of a wealthy Mahishya zamindar family called the Janbazar Raj, when she was eleven years old. They had four daughters. After her husband's death in 1836, Rashmoni assumed responsibility of the zamindari and finances…
The Marh family mansion, the ancestorial seat of the family at Janbazar