BRAHMO SAMĀJ 5.1. Do you know? Description Image Source Ram Mohan Roy established Vedanta College in 1825 in which courses both in Indian learning and in western social and physical sciences were offered The Tatvabodhini Patrika founded by Devendra Nath Tagore promoted a systematic study of India’s past in Bengali language Ram Mohan Roy helped the Serampore Missionaries in their great task of translating New Testament into Bengali Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore was the son of Maharshi Devendra Nath Tagore. He also known as the spiritual grandson of Ram Mohan Roy because the immortal truths of Upanishads on which Roy based the Brahmo Samaj found their universal expression through the writings of Rabindranath 5.2. Timeline Timelines Image Description 1772 Birth of Ram Mohan Roy 1804 Publication of Tuhfat-ul-Muwahidin by Roy 1815 Atmiya Sabha was founded by Roy 1817 Roy established the Hindu College in Calcutta 1828 Roy established Brahmo Samaj 1829 Sati was abolished 1833 Roy died in Bristol Devedranath Tagore founded the Tattva 1839 Boddhini Sabha 1843 Established the Adi Brahmo Samaj 1866 Keshab Chandra Sen founded Brahmo Samaj of India 1878 Establishment of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj 5.3. Glossary Staring Related Term Definition Character Term In Vedānta, the eternal ultimate principle or reality of B Brahman which the world is a manifestation The policy and practice of extending control over weaker C Colonialism people or areas Cosmopolitan A person who is free from national prejudice Any philosophy concerned to emphasize human welfare H Humanism and dignity M Monism The view that there is but one fundamental reality Monotheism Belief in one God P Pamphlets The unbound book usually on some topical subject Custom of being married to several persons at a same Polygamy time Revival or rebirth, a term used by scholars to characterize R Renaissance various periods of intellectual revival T Temperance Abstinence especially from alcohol Vedānta The school of Indian philosophy most concerned with V protecting the literal truth of the Upanişads 5.4. Web links Web links www.brahmosamaj.in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmo_Samaj www.britanica.com/topic/Brahmo-Samaj www.ccba.org.in/brahmosamaj/html www.philtar.ac.uk/encyclopeida/hindu/ascetic/brahmo.html https://en.wikisource.org/Brahmosamaj.org 5.5 Bibliography Bibliography Muller, F. Max. Rammohan to Ramakrishna. New Delhi : Rupa & Co, 2002. Griswold, Harvey De. Insights into Modern Hinduism. New Delhi: Aryan Books International, 1996. Verma, Rajeev. Faith and Philosophy of Hinduism. Kalpaz Publications, New Delhi, 2010. Farquhar, J.N. Modern Religious Movements in India. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Private Limited, 1998. Sarma.G.N. & Moin Shakir. Politics & Society: Ram Mohan Roy to Nehru. Aurangabad: Parimal Prakashan, 1976. Bhattacharya, Haridas. (ed.)The Cultural Heritage of India: ‘The Religions’. Calcutta: The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, 2001. Sharma, Ram Nath. Indian Social Thought. Bombay: Media Promoters & Publishers Pvt. Ltd, 1984 Chandra, Praksh. Modern Political Thought. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1998. Singh, Karan. Essays on Hinduism. New Delhi: Primus Books, 2014. .