Harichand Thakur

Harichand Thakur
হরিচাঁদ ঠাকুর
Bornc.11 March 1812
Safaladangagram, Gopalganj, Faridpur district, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died5 March 1878(1878-03-05) (aged 65)
NationalityBritish East India Company ruled India
Occupation(s)Social and religious reformer
Known forUpliftment of the Namasudra community (Then known as Chandal)
ChildrenGuruchand Thakur
RelativesPramatha Ranjan Thakur (great-grandson)

Harichand Thakur (11 March 1812 – 5 March 1878), was a social reformer who worked among the untouchable people of the Bengal Presidency. He founded the Matua sect of Hinduism.