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33 Cards in this Set
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Gift to Monotheists written by? |
Raja Ram Mohun Roy |
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Journals published by Ram mohan roy |
1. Samwad Kanmudi (Bengali) 2. Mirat Ul Akbar (Persian) |
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Colleges established by Ram mohan roy |
1. Vedanta colleges - taught Indian philosophy & western social and ethnic sciences 2. Hindu College - helped David Hare to establish it, in Kolkata |
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Atmiya samaj |
Started by Ram Mohan Roy in 1814 |
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Brahmo Samaj |
Started by Ram Mohan Roy in 1828 -it laid emphasis on human dignity, opposed idolatry, criticised evils such as Sati, caste system etc |
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About Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
1. Wanted Indians to learn rational thinking, human dignity, social equality 2. Against hindu evils 3. Monotheist 4. Against Christian missionaries that suppressed rights of people and promoted blind faith |
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Followers of Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
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Young Bengal movement |
- radical trend under Anglo-Indian Henry Vivian Derozio |
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About de rozio |
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What cause did derozians not take up? |
Peasant cause |
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Debendranath Tagore |
-Father of Rabindranath Tagore -revitalised Brahmo Samaj Founded : Tatvabodhia Sabha |
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Tatvabodhia Sabha |
Founded by Debendranath Tagore For : propagating ideas of ram Mohun Roy - promoted systematic study of India's past in Bengali language Prominent members : Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Akshay Kumar Dutt |
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
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Bethune School |
Founded in 1849 - Vidyasagar was secretary to it - oldest women's college in Asia |
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Dadabhai Naoroji |
- social reformer of Bombay - founders of association to reform- zoroastrian religion, Parsi law association |
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Widow Remarriage Association |
Founded by: Vishnu Shastri Pandit |
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Satya Prakash |
For : weekly gujarati paper advocating widow remarriage By: Karsondas Mulji in 1852 |
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Gopal Hari Deshmukh |
- champion of new learning & social reform in kerala - also called lokahitwadi - advocated reorganisation of Indian society on rational principles, modern humanistic & secular values |
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Darpan weekly |
By: Bal Shastri Jambedkar - stop hate against women & spread western knowledge |
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Jotiba phule |
1851- started a girls school in pune, with his wife |
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Arya Samaj |
By: Mool Shankar aka Dayanand Saraswawti |
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About Arya Samaj |
-believed in infallibility of vedas - criticized idol worship, Sati & caste system - accepted division of society based on merit -did not let individual opinions /rational mind take over vedas infallibility |
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Progressive sectors of Arya Samaj |
- supported education for women - DAV school |
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Conservatives of Arya Samaj |
- Estb Gurukul at Haridwar - Shudhi movement against Muslims in 1890s (by swami shradhanda) -cow protection movement |
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Prarthana Samaj |
- in bombay - by: Keshav Chandra Sen + Atmaram Pandurang |
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Ramakrishna Mission |
Estb by : Vivekananda Named after his Guru, Ramakrishna Paramkamsa |
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Anglo-Muhammedan Oriental College |
Estb by Sayid Ahmed Khan (also established the Muhammeden Literary Society) - college later came to be known as AMU |
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Positives to Socio-religious reforms |
1. Self confidence, respect, pride in Country, increased Nationalism
2. Many Indians began to acquire modern, secular outlook 3. People started thinking of welfare |
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Negatives |
1. Movements had a narrow base, restricted to urban and middle class educated Indians 2. Sense of False pride: glorified ancient times, exaggerated things, especially Arya Samaj |
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Theosophical Society |
By: Madam HB Blantsky & Col HS Olcott at New York (later shifted HQ to Adyar, present Chennai in 1886) -annie beasant became President after death of Olcott -Advocated : Revival & strengthening of Hinduism, Zorastrianism, Buddhism -promoted democracy & equality |
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Hindu School at Banaras |
By: Annie Beasant (first woman president of Congress, became an atheist) At: Varanasi *developed in Banaras Hindu University by Madan Mohan Malviya |
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Mazadayasan Sabha/ Religious Reforms Association |
By: DB Naoroji, Furdonji, SS Bengalee & others |
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20th century Social reforms |
-Increasingly became secular -spread to lower strata |
