The document summarizes several important social reform movements in India, including the Brahmo Samaj (established in 1828 to purify Hinduism and preach monotheism), Prarthana Samaj (founded in 1867 with objectives including abolishing caste and child marriage), Young Bengal Movement (founded by Henry Derozio to promote rational thinking and question authority), Arya Samaj (founded in 1875 by Swami Dayanand Saraswati to reform Hinduism and oppose idolatry and caste), and Chipko Movement (started in 1973 by women in Uttarakhand to protect forests from commercial felling). The document provides brief overviews of the objectives and key figures of each

1. SOCIAL REFORMMOVEMENTS ININ
INDIA
SUBMITED TO:
DR. R.K BHARTI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Submitted by:
Rishav
MSW
Ist Semester

2. BRAHMO SAMAJ
establish on 20th august 1828 at calcutta by
raja ram mohan roy
objectives
 purification of hinduism.
 preach monotheism.
two pillar
 logical reasoning
 indian historical scripture. (vedas and upanishad)
1815 he established the Atmiya sabbha
1833 raja ram mohan roy was died in bristol in england.
1843 devendranath tagore become pradhan acharya
1866 keshub form brahmo samaj of india
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3. PRARTHANA SAMAJ
Founded in 1867
Founded by Atmaram pandurang got influence from keshab chandra sen
Members: mahadev govind Ranade, R.G. bhandarkar, pandita Ramabai and
dadoba pandurang, bhaskara pandurang( bothers of leader)
Objectives
1. The abandonment of cast
2. The introduction of window remarriage
3. The encouragement of female education
4. The abolishment of child marriage
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4. CARDINAL PRINCIPLES OF FAITH
1. God is the creator of this universe. He is the only true God; there is
no other god beside him. He is eternal spiritual , infinite , the store
of all good, all joy, without parts , without form, one without a
second, the ruler of all, all-pervading, omniscient, almighty,
merciful, all holly and savior of sinners.
2. His worship alone leads to happiness in this world and the next.
3. Love and reverence for him, an exclusive faith in Hindu praying and
singing to him spiritually with these feelings and doing the thing
pleasing to him constitute his true worship.
4. To worship and pray to images and other created object is not true
of divine adoration.
5. God does not incarnate himself and there is no one book which has
been directly revealed by god or is wholly infalliable.
6. All men are his children; therefore they should behave toward each
other as brethren without distinction. This is pleasing to god
constitues man’s duty.
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5. YOUNG BENGAL MOVEMENT
Founded by henry louis derozio (18 april 1809- 26 december
1831)
Was an indian poet and assistant Headmaster of Hindu college,
kolkata
A radical thinker and one of the first indian educators to
disseminate western learning and science among the young
men of bengal.
Long after derozio’s death (of cholera), his influence lived on
among his former student who came to be known as young
bengal and many of whom become prominent in social reform,
law, and journalism.
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6. • The youth in bengal, came to be known as young bengal
movement.
• Drawn inspiration from french revolution.
• OBJECTIVES
• Derozio inspired his pupil to think freely and rationally ,
question all authority, love, liberty , equality and freedom.
• Supported women rights and educations.
• Better treatment to indian labour abroad in British colonies.
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7. ARYA SAMAJ
Founded by swami dayanand saraswati in 1875
 Task of reforming Hindu religion
 He belived that every person had the right of directed access to
god.
 “Go back to the vedas” was given by him. But rejected all
conflicted throughts.
 He was opposed to idolatry, ritual, and priesthood and
particularly to the prevalent caste practices.
 After the death of of Dayanand saraswati in Ajmer his disciple
were divided into two groups.
 The liberal groupset up “Dayanand Anglo vedic college” at
lahore, lala Hansraj was pioneers in setting up this college.
 The swami shradhaananda group founded gurukul university in
Haridwar.
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8. CHIPKO MOVEMENT
 In 1973 the movement began in two or three villages of
uttarakhand.
 When the forest department refused villagers to fell ash trees for
making agriculture tools.
 However the forest department allocated patch of land to
manufacturer for commercial use.
 Some of activists are: Gaura Devi, Suraksha devi, sudesha devi,
bachi devi and chandi prasad bhatt.
 The movement achieved a victory when government issued a ban
on felling of tree in the himalyan for fifteen years, untill the green
cover fully restored
 In 1987 the movement was awarded the the Right Livelihood
Award.
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9. Thank you
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