THE IMPACT OF WESTERN IDEAS GAVE BIRTH TO
NEW AWAKENING , THE CHANGES TOOK PLACE
IN INDIA.
RAJA RAMMOHAN ROY KNOWN AS THE FATHER
OF THE INDIAN RENAISSANCE .
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy
CONTRIBUTION OF RAJA
RAMMOHAN ROY AND
HENRY DEROZIO
He was a great scholar and humanist he worked
throughout his life for the social - religious intellectual
and political regeneration of the Indians .
He was born in 1772 in small village in Bengal he studied
Sanskrit , and Hindu philosophy in varansi .
He was against social evils like sati, polygamy , child
marriage and caste discrimination .
e In 1829 Raja rammohan roy founded new religious
society known as the Atmiyasabha .
e The establishment of the Hindu college in 1817 was
a major event in history of Bengal .
e The young Bengal movement started under the
leader ship of Henry derizio who was teacher of
the Hindu college .
* The movement started by derizio was called
young Bengal movement and his followers know,
as the derozians . >
NY: DAYANAND ,
ARASWATI AND
ARYA SAMAJ
Another organization in northern India which aim to strengthen Hinduism
through reform was the Arya samaj Dayanand Saraswati the founder of
Arya samaj .
In 1863 Swami dayanand saraswati started preaching his doctrine of one
God.
PD + He propagated the motto " back to vedas " asserting that the vedas made
no mention of untouchability , child marriage .
The satyarth prakash was his most important work .
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RATHNASAMAJ
e In 1867 the prathnasamaj was started in Maharashtra
with the aim of reforming Hinduism and preaching
the worship of one God.
+ Mahadev Govind Ranade and R .G. Bhandarkar were
the two great leader of prathanasamaj it attacked
the caste system and pre dominance of the
rahmins campaigned against pardaprath
widow remarriage .
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ANNIE BESANT
e Annie Besant an Irish woman who came to India in
1893 .
+ She propagated Vedic philosophy and argued
Indians to take pride in their culture .
+ Annie Besant was the founder of the central Hindu
college in Banaras .
+ Annie Besant played a prominent role in Indian
renaissance and politics in 1917 .
+ She was elected as a president of the Indian
National Congress .
ual: RAM KRISHN
MISSION
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In 1896 Vivekanand founded the ram krishna mission .
The ram krishna mission stood for religious and social reform
based on ancient culture of India.
In this way journey of Indian renaissance started with the helped of
various reformers , scholars , and religious leader .
Rabindranath Tagor , Ishwar Chand Vidya Sagar , Keshubchand Sen
, Debendranath Tagore they were highly activist to bring
renaissance in india .
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CONCLUSION
e The Indian renaissance was a significant period
in Indian history that laid the groundwork for
modern India . While it had its limitations and
challenges , its achievements and legacy
continue to shape Indian society , culture and