Socio-religious reform and caste movements
Rammohan Roy, the Brahmo Samaj and Young Bengal
Practise 3 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Rammohan Roy: Atmiya Sabha 1815, Precepts of Jesus, campaign against sati and Bentinck's Regulation XVII of 1829, respect for Eastern philosophy with a rational modern outlook
- Brahmo Sabha 1828: monotheism, opposition to idolatry and priestly mediation, no claim of Vedic infallibility after 1850
- Debendranath Tagore, Tattvabodhini Sabha 1839 and the Adi Brahmo Samaj
- Keshab Chandra Sen: Brahmo Samaj of India 1866, Indian Reform Association 1870, Cooch Behar marriage, Sadharan Brahmo Samaj 1878, Nava Vidhan (New Dispensation) 1879; Calcutta Unitarian Committee was Rammohan's
- Derozio and the Young Bengal movement, Academic Association, radical rationalism
Where to study
Our Pasts III, Class VIII, Chapter 7: Women, Caste and Reform
- ch. 7 Women, Caste and Reform, pp. 1-15 (printed 78-92)
- ch. 7 Women, Caste and Reform, Changing the lives of widows, pp. 3-4 (printed 80-81)
- ch. 7 Women, Caste and Reform, The Brahmo Samaj (box), p. 13 (printed 90)
- ch. 7 Women, Caste and Reform, Derozio and Young Bengal (box), p. 13 (printed 90)
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 9 A General Survey of Socio-Cultural Reform Movements
India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857–1947 · Bipan Chandra and others
- ch. 6 Socio-Religious Reforms and the National Awakening, pp. 82-90