Debendranath Tagore
Debendranath Tagore was a product of the best in the traditional learning and the new thought of the West. In 1839 he founded the Tatvabodhini Sabha to propagate Rammohun Roy’s ideas. The Tatvabhodini Sabha and its organ Tatvabhodini Patrika promoted a systematic study of India’s past in the Bengali language. It also helped to spread a rational outlook among the intellectuals of Bengal. In 1843, Debendranath Tagore reorganized the Brahmo Samaj. The Samaj actively supported the movement for widow remarriage, abolition of polygamy, women’s education, and improvement of the ryot’s conditions.
Another leader of the Brahma Samaj was Keshab Chandra Sen. He was deeply influenced by Christianity. Gradually a rift developed between the old conservative group of the Brahma Samaj and the reformers led by Keshab Chandra Sen. Ultimately, there was a split. The old party led by Debendranath Tagore came to be known as the Adi Brahmo Samaj. In 1868, Keshab Chandra Sen founded the Brahmo Samaj of India. In 1878, the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj was founded by Anand Mohan Bose and Shivanatha Shastri as a reaction against the violation of the Native Marriage Act by Keshab Chandra Sen.
Debendranath Tagore was a product of the best in the traditional learning and the new thought of the West. In 1839 he founded the Tatvabodhini Sabha to propagate Rammohun Roy’s ideas. The Tatvabhodini Sabha and its organ Tatvabhodini Patrika promoted a systematic study of India’s past in the Bengali language. It also helped to spread a rational outlook among the intellectuals of Bengal. In 1843, Debendranath Tagore reorganized the Brahmo Samaj. The Samaj actively supported the movement for widow remarriage, abolition of polygamy, women’s education, and improvement of the ryot’s conditions.
Another leader of the Brahma Samaj was Keshab Chandra Sen. He was deeply influenced by Christianity. Gradually a rift developed between the old conservative group of the Brahma Samaj and the reformers led by Keshab Chandra Sen. Ultimately, there was a split. The old party led by Debendranath Tagore came to be known as the Adi Brahmo Samaj. In 1868, Keshab Chandra Sen founded the Brahmo Samaj of India. In 1878, the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj was founded by Anand Mohan Bose and Shivanatha Shastri as a reaction against the violation of the Native Marriage Act by Keshab Chandra Sen.
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