GATEWAY TO CGL MAINS: SOCIAL REFORMS PART 1

S.No	Social Reform	Establishment	By Whom	Objective
1	Atmiya Sabha	1815-1828	Raja Ram Mohan Roy	To make reforms in the Hindu society
2	Wahabi Movement	1820-1828	Syed Ahmed of Rae Bareilly	Popularized the teachings of Waliullah; stressed role of individual conscience in religion.
3	BRAHMO SAMAJ	1828	Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Keshab Chandra Sen, Debendranath Tagore	Emphasized on human dignity, and criticized social evils as Sati
4	Young Bengal Movement	1826-1832	Henry Vivian Derozio	Opposed vices in the society; believed in truth, freedom, & reason; social reform
5	Dharma Sabha	1830	Radha Kanta Deva	Opposed to liberal and radical reforms including Sati.
6	Kuka/ Namdhari Movement	1841-1871	Bhai Balak Singh and Baba Ram Singh	Spread the true spirit of Sikhism & opposed to all caste distinctions.
7	Prarthana  Samaj	1867	Dr. Atmaram Pandurang	Reforming Hindu religious thought and practice in the light of modern knowledge.
8	Indian Reform Association	1870	Keshab Chandra Sen	Create public opinion against child marriages & for legalizing the Brahmo form of (Civil) marriage & promote the intellectual and social service.
9	Arya Samaj	1875	Swami Dayananda Saraswati	To reform Hindu religion in North India
10.	Theosophical Society	1875	Madam HP Blavatsky & Col. H.S Olcott	Advocated the revival &strengthening of ancient religions of Hinduism, Deccan Zoroastrianism & Buddhism.