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'''Tookaram Tatya''' (also spelled as '''Tukaram Tatya''') was a cotton commission merchant and active member in the municipal and political affairs of the city of Bombay. On [[April 9]], 1880, he contacted [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] and presented an introductory letter from Mr. Martin Wood, editor of the ''Bombay Review''. He was formally admitted into the [[Theosophical Society]] the next month, on [[May 2]]. | '''Tookaram Tatya''' (also spelled as '''Tukaram Tatya''') was a cotton commission merchant and active member in the municipal and political affairs of the city of Bombay. On [[April 9]], 1880, he contacted [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] and presented an introductory letter from Mr. Martin Wood, editor of the ''Bombay Review''. He was formally admitted into the [[Theosophical Society]] the next month, on [[May 2]], and became a trustee of the organization. | ||
He established a '''Bombay Theosophical Publication Fund''' and published many books in Sanskrit, English, and Marathi, including the literary works of [[T. Subba Row]]. One example is the Fund's publication of "Lectures on the Study of the Bhagavad Gita," a series of Subba Row articles originally printed in [[The Theosophist (periodical)|''The Theosophist'']]. Tookaram Tatya also issued it separately under the title of "Discourses on the Bhagavad Gita."<ref>"Book Reviews," ''Mercury'' 3.11 (July, 1897), 355.</ref> | He established a '''Bombay Theosophical Publication Fund''' and published many books in Sanskrit, English, and Marathi, including the literary works of [[T. Subba Row]]. One example is the Fund's publication of "Lectures on the Study of the Bhagavad Gita," a series of Subba Row articles originally printed in [[The Theosophist (periodical)|''The Theosophist'']]. Tookaram Tatya also issued it separately under the title of "Discourses on the Bhagavad Gita."<ref>"Book Reviews," ''Mercury'' 3.11 (July, 1897), 355.</ref> He also was noted for publishing ''A Guide to Theosophy'' (1887). | ||
Another of his activities was establishing a free homeopathic clinic which treated 40,000 patients mesmerically over 18 years.<ref>"Tatya, Tukaram," ''The Theosophical Year Book, 1938'' (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 218.</ref> | |||
He passed away on [[June 2]], 1898. An obituary notice in ''The Theosophic Gleaner'' states that his death "was a great loss to the T.S., not in India only, but throughout the world. He was of great assistance to [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H.P.B.]] [Helena Petrovna Blavatsky] and Col. Olcott in Bombay, and has been one of the most active members in the T.S., a great philanthropist, and steadfast in loyalty to the Masters."<ref>''The Theosophic Gleaner'' quoted in "Book Reviews," ''Mercury'' 5.1 (September, 1898), 37.</ref> | He passed away on [[June 2]], 1898. An obituary notice in ''The Theosophic Gleaner'' states that his death "was a great loss to the T.S., not in India only, but throughout the world. He was of great assistance to [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H.P.B.]] [Helena Petrovna Blavatsky] and Col. Olcott in Bombay, and has been one of the most active members in the T.S., a great philanthropist, and steadfast in loyalty to the Masters."<ref>''The Theosophic Gleaner'' quoted in "Book Reviews," ''Mercury'' 5.1 (September, 1898), 37.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:00, 20 April 2018
Tookaram Tatya (also spelled as Tukaram Tatya) was a cotton commission merchant and active member in the municipal and political affairs of the city of Bombay. On April 9, 1880, he contacted Col. Olcott and presented an introductory letter from Mr. Martin Wood, editor of the Bombay Review. He was formally admitted into the Theosophical Society the next month, on May 2, and became a trustee of the organization.
He established a Bombay Theosophical Publication Fund and published many books in Sanskrit, English, and Marathi, including the literary works of T. Subba Row. One example is the Fund's publication of "Lectures on the Study of the Bhagavad Gita," a series of Subba Row articles originally printed in The Theosophist. Tookaram Tatya also issued it separately under the title of "Discourses on the Bhagavad Gita."[1] He also was noted for publishing A Guide to Theosophy (1887).
Another of his activities was establishing a free homeopathic clinic which treated 40,000 patients mesmerically over 18 years.[2]
He passed away on June 2, 1898. An obituary notice in The Theosophic Gleaner states that his death "was a great loss to the T.S., not in India only, but throughout the world. He was of great assistance to H.P.B. [Helena Petrovna Blavatsky] and Col. Olcott in Bombay, and has been one of the most active members in the T.S., a great philanthropist, and steadfast in loyalty to the Masters."[3]
Online resources
- "Tatya, Tukaram" at Theosopedia.
- N. C. Ramanujachary, "Tookaram Tatya" The Theosophist (July 2009).