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The Church of the New Dispensation was a religious movement founded in the 19th century by Keshab Chunder Sen, characterized by its syncretic blend of Hindu, Christian, and other religious traditions, and its focus on direct, personal spiritual experience and social reform within the framework of Indian Brahmoism.
Manav Dharma Sabha was one of the earliest socio-religious reform organization in Gujarat and British India. It was founded on 22 June 1844 in Surat by Durgaram Manchharam Mehta, Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar and a few others. The goals of the Sabha were to expose the hypocritical arts present in Christian, Muslim and Hindu religions.
Dharma Sabha was formed in 1830 in Calcutta by Radhakanta Deb.The organization was established mainly to counter the ongoing social reform movements led by protagonists such as Raja Ram Mohun Roy and Henry Derozio.
The movement was started as a movement for religious and social reform. [citation needed]. The precursor of the Prarthana Samaj in Mumbai was the Paramahamsa Sabha, a secret society for the furtherance of liberal ideas by Ram Balkrishna Jaykar and others in Mumbai. It was secret in order to avoid the wrath of the powerful and conservative elements.
'Noble Society') is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The sannyasi (ascetic) Dayananda Saraswati founded the samaj in the 1870s. Arya Samaj was the first Hindu organization to introduce proselytization in Hinduism. [3] [4]
Ayya Vaikundar was the first [1] to succeed as a social reformer [2] [3] in launching political struggle, [4] social renaissance [5] [6] [7] as well as religious reformation [8] in the country. [9] Vaikundar was the pioneer of the social revolutionaries of south India [ 10 ] and Kerala. [ 11 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 December 2024. Indian spiritual leader and social reformer (1856–1928) For the 1986 Indian Malayalam film, see Sree Narayana Guru (film). Sree Narayana Guru Personal life Born (1856-08-20) 20 August 1856 Chempazhanthy, Kingdom of Travancore (present-day Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India ...
The organization aimed to lead the community to the religious reform movement and to achieve economic prosperity and educational opportunities. The organization has also been playing a significant role in the Kerala social and political movements since its formation. [1] [2]