Here are some facts everyone should know about the Brahmo Samaj which is among the most important Reform Movement.
Brahmo samaj was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy in 1828. The aims of Brahmo Samaj were:
- Worship of the eternal god.
- The samaj was against priesthood, rituals and sacrifices.
- The samaj's main focus was on prayers, meditation and reading of Upnishads.
- It aimed at unity of all religion, to purify Hinduism, preach monotheism and to incorporate teachings of other religions.
Some facts about the founder of Brahmo Samaj " Raja Rammohan Roy'.
- Raja Rammohan Roy is know as 'Father of Modern India' or ' Father of Indian Renaissance'.
- He was born in Hoogly district in May 1772.
- He translated Vedas and 5 Upnishads in bengali language.
- He was against the evil pracitce of Sati, ploygamy and child marriage.
- He propagated widow remarriage.
- He was a believer of rationalism and scientific approach and have faith in monotheism.
- He visited Bristol, England in 1833 as an ambassador of the Mughal King Akbar Shah II where he unfortunately died.
- The title of 'Raja' was awarded to him by Akbar Shah II.
- His effortd led to the abolition of Sati in 1829 by Lord William Bentick, Governor General of India.
Let's talk about the conditions and regulations of Brahmo Samaj after the death of Raja Rammohan Roy.
So, as already stated Brahma samaj was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy in 1822. His death in 1833 was a setback for Brahmo Samaj.
However, in 1842, Maharishi Debendranath Tagore joined the Samaj. He is also known for his work 'Tattvabodhini Patrika' which was am bengali language book. It was devoted to the systematic study of Indian's past with a rational outlook and propagations of Rammohan's ideas.
Then in 1858, Keshab Chandra sen was made Acharya of the Brahma samaj.
Later, in 1866 Keshab Chandra Sen was dismissed from thr Brahmo samaj. It was because thinking of Debendranath Tagore and Keshab Chandra Sen didn't matched.
So, after this conflict, Brahmo samaj was split into two. Keshab Chandra Sen formed a new samaj which was named ' Brahmo Samaj of India' and simultaneously Debendranath Tagore's samaj came to be known as 'Adi Brahmo Samaj'.
Another split in ' Brahmo Samaj of India' was seen in 1878. And the reason behind the split of itself Keshab Chandra Sen. He got his 13 year old daughter marry with minor Hindu Maharaja of Cooch, Bihar. This was not liked by many of them who were in Brahmo Smaaj of India.
Finally, in 1878, Ananda Mohan Bose, Sachichandra Deb and Umesh Chandra Datta made another samaj which came to be known as 'Sadharan Brahmo Samaj'.
This was all about the Brahmo Samaj which was founded by one of the great leader of pre- independence India.
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