Brahmo Samaj

These movements are called reform movements. Hinduism is a very large and broad religion focused mainly in the regions of India. With four major reform movements the face of Hinduism ha managed to change in many different ways. The Brahmo Samaj, the Arya Samaj, the Ramakrishna Mission, and Ghandhi’s “Satyagraha” are the four major movements the help form the smaller movements and change the face of Hinduism. This is necessary in today’s world because it allows every human to feel a sense of

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Swami Dayananda Saraswati, the founder of the 'Arya Samaj' was one of the maker of Modern India. His Arya Samaj gave emphasis on the liberation of the Hindu Society. He called people ‘Go back to the Veda’ created consciousness among the people. He strongly opposed Idol worship, ritualism, practice of animal sacrifice, the idea of

INTRODUCTION Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on 22 May 1772 in Radhanagar, Bengal presidency. Ram Mohan Roy founded Brahmo Sabha on 1828 which led to Brahmo Samaj an socio-religious reform movement. He was influential in politics, public administration, education and religion. He was called father of Modern India because of his efforts to abolish sati the hindu tradition where women were forced to burn herself in the funeral pyre of her husband. EDUCATION Ram Mohan Roy started his initial education

Evolution Phases of Non Governmental Organisations in India Dr. Suresh Kumar Bhaker, Assistant Professor, Management in Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology Hisar, Haryana Abstract This survey paper highlights the sequential and verifiable improvement of the Non-Governmental Organizations in India. It additionally assesses how these associations created amid pre-autonomy and post reliance period and considering the advancement time of NGOs altogether

Rajneeshpuram was a community founded by Bhagwan Rajneesh. Rajneesh came to America from India, bringing his spirituality with him. By the mid-1980s, Rajneesh had many followers in the United States. The Rajneeshpuram Cult posed a significant biological weapon (BW) threat as explained in the video, “Rajneeshpuram: An Experiment to Provoke God.” The most significant BW agent used by the Rajneeshpuram Cult was that of Salmonella typhimurium. The BW attack by the group was one of the most serious

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increasing literacy rate among the Dalits of UP due to admission in private schools and with job reservations, lead to the rise of a ‘new educated middle class’ of Dalits who brought about developments in the field of Dalit assertiveness. Bahujan Samaj Party in its rule, mobilized in three major stands including the (1) Bahujan phase, (2) alliances formed with Samajwadi Party(another subaltern party) , (3) post-Bahujan party where BSP formed friendly relations with upper caste parties namely Congress

the initiation of Debendranath and his friends in 1843. The initiated Brahmo was a new phenomenon in the history of the faith. Along with initiation came the special status of membership system or compulsory subscription for the initiated was introduced. A notable doctrinal change that took place was the abandonment of the belief in the infallibility of the Vedas. Rationalists like Akshay Kumar Dutta within the fold of the Samaj, found themselves unable to believe in any apaurusheya sastra (infallible

acting as treasurer and president of Brahmo Samaj through influences of Rabindranath Tagore, the first non- European winner of Nobel Prize. Gurucharan had moved to Calcutta in 1854 to starting a chemist shop. In 29 June 1893, P.C Mahalanobis was born, grew up in a socially active and intellectual’s family by his father and mother, Prabodh Chandra and Nirodbasini. Prabodh Chandra was the younger son of Gurucharan. He was an active member of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj. P.C Mahalanobis also the founder