CHAPTER 6 – SOCIO-RELIGIOUS REFORM MOVEMENTS IN INDIA

11. SIKH REFORM MOVEMENTS

NIRANKARI MOVEMENT Founded in the 1840s by Baba Dayal Das. He preached against the practice of Hindu ceremonies, that were…

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10. REFORM MOVEMENTS AMONG MUSLIMS

Some important reform movements among Muslims were as follows TITU MIR MOVEMENT Mir Nithar Ali, popularly known as Titu Mir…

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9. OTHER SIGNIFICANT HINDU REFORM MOVEMENTS

SWAMI NARAYAN SECT It was founded by Swami Sahajanand (1781-1830) in Gujarat. His original name was Gyanashyana. He was against…

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8. THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

It was founded by Madame Blavatsky and Col Olcott in New York in 1875. They arrived in India in 1879…

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7. THE ARYA SAMAJ

It was a revivalist reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati (born as Mulshankar at Tankara in Old Morvi State…

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6. THE PRARTHANA SAMAJ

Mahadev Gobind Ranade, along with Dr. Atmaram Pandurang, reorganized Paramhansa Mandali under the guidance of Keshub Chandra Sen and founded…

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5. THE YOUNG BENGAL MOVEMENT

David Hare, a close associate of Raja Rammohan Roy, took a keen interest in starting the Hindu College at Calcutta…

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4. THE BRAHMO SAMAJ

Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahma Sabha on 20th August 1828. It was renamed Brahmo Samaj about a year later. The…

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3. REFORMS AND THEIR LEADERS

Two types of leaders were there i. Moderate Ready for change. Led by Lala Hansraj, Lala Lajpat Rai. Dayanand Anglo…

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2. CAUSES FOR SOCIO-RELIGIOUS REFORM MOVEMENTS

The analysis of the background and existing facts relating to Socio-Religious Reform Movements of the 19th century in India suggest…

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