Indian Social Movement’s important personalities: Raja Ram Mohan Roy etc
Social Movements of India have been incredibly important in our modern history, as they have shaped the ideologies of many people and provided a medium to express their beliefs. Here, we have compiled a list of renowned figures associated with social movements that are essential to know from an examination standpoint. Knowing about these influential people can help you gain more knowledge. Useful for exams like UPSC, UPPSC, Other State exams and One Day Exams.
Books – ‘Gift to Monotheist’ in Persian in 1809 ‘Precept of Jesus’ in 1820
Instituions – ‘Atmiya Sabha’ in 1814 Support to David heir to establish Hindu college(Calcutta)-1817 Run a English School in Calcutta on his own expenses-1817 ‘Vedanta College’ in 1825 Brahmo Sabha(later known as Brahmo Samaj )in August,1828
Movement against ‘Sati Pratha’
*Tarachand Chakrawarti(first minister of Brahma Samaj)o
Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar
Born in 1820, Principal of Sanskrit College in 1851
Wrote alphabet of ‘Bengali’
Against Child marriage and opposed it in 1850
Supporter of widow remarriage, after his efforts government passed Hindu widow re-marriage act, 1855(1st legal Hindu widow remarriage-7 December, 1856, Calcutta)
Established ‘35 Girls School’
Secretary of ‘Bethune School’
Lifetime movement against ‘Polygamy’
Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Dev)
Born in 1862 in Kolkata
Guru – Ramakrishna Paramhans
Proposed philosophy of ‘Neo-Hinduism’
Established ‘Ramakrishna Mission’ in 1897
Criticized ‘separation theory’ of Hindu Dharma
Refer ‘don’t touch me’ ideology as mistake
Support to ‘Idol worshipping’ unlike ‘Arya Samaj’
Participated in ‘Global Religion Summit in Chicago (U.S.A.)’ in 1893(Harmony within all religion)
Dayanand Saraswati (Mulshankar)
Born in Gujarat, 1824
Established ‘Arya Samaj’ in 1875 in Bombay(later move the HQ to Lahore)
Wrote ‘Satyarth Prakash’
Gave the slogan of ‘Return to Veda’
Against the ‘Idol worshipping’
His guru was ‘Swami Virjanand’(Mathura)
Criticized ‘Purana’ of Hindu Dharma
Believed in monotheism
Raise voice for Intercaste marriage, widow remarriage and woman equality
Opened ’ Dayanand Anglo Vedic(DAV) School’(1st in Lahore,1866)
‘Suddhi Movement’ to reconvert the person who forcefully converted to other religion from Hindu
He thought was more modern than the Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s
His movement is known as ‘Young Bengal Movement’
He was deeply motivated from the French Revolution
He founded – Academic Association Society for the Acquisition of General Knowledge Anglo Indian Hindu Association Bang-hit Sabha Debating Club
He was forced to resign from Hindu College in 1831 for the ideologically dispute with extremist Hindus
He died in 1831 at the age of 22
*all association he founded Trick(Vivian Bangdaas))
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Born in 1817 in Delhi
He was a Civil Servant
Became member of ’Imperial legislative Council’ in 1878
Got ‘Knighthood’ title in 1888
He appealed to explain ‘learning of Quran’ according to western scientific approach
Established ‘Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College’ in 1875, Aligarh
He was against the Polygamy in Muslim
Spread his thought in ‘Tehjib-ul-akhlak’
Madam H.P. Blavatsky Colonel H.S. Alcott
Theosophical Movement started by these two philosophers
They Established Theosophical Society in America in 1875
Later in 1882 they moved their HQ to Addyar near Madras
Believed in rebirth and Karma theory of Hindu dharma
In 1907, Annie Besant elected as the president of this society
Annie Besant came to India in 1893
Annie Besant established the foundation of Central Hindu School (later BHU in 1915) in Banaras
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