Jnanadanandini Devi

Jnanadanandini Tagore
Born	Jnanadanandini Mukhopadhyay (1850-07-26)26 July 1850 Jessore, Bengal, British India
Died	1 October 1941(1941-10-01) (aged 91) Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Citizenship	British Indian
Occupation	Social reformer
Spouse	Satyendranath Tagore ​ ​ (m. 1857)​
Children	Indira Devi Choudhurani Surendranath Tagore
Family	Tagore family

Jnanadanandini Tagore (née Mukhopadhyay; 26 July 1850 – 1 October 1941;Gyanodanondinee Debi) was a social reformer who pioneered various cultural innovations and influenced the earliest phase of women's empowerment in 19th century Bengal. She was married to Satyendranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore's elder brother, and a scion of the Jorasanko Tagore Family. She is known today for developing a unique style of sari, the Brahmika sari, based on both the traditional Bengali style, with elements from Gujarati and Parsi style drapes she encountered while living in Bombay.^[1]