Question

The founder of ‘Bhartiya Brahmo Samaj’ was :

• A. Devendranath Tagore
• B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
• C. Keshav Chandra Sen
• D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Keshav Chandra Sen

• The founder of ‘Brahmo Samaj of India’ was Keshav Chandra Sen.

• Devendra Nath stripped the title of ‘Acharya’ from Keshav Chandra in 1865.

• Hence Keshav Chandra Sen came out from original Brahmo Samaj and group under the influence of Devendra Nath Tagore called themselves as ‘Adi Brahmo Samaj.’

• The group under the leadership of Keshav Chandra Sen called themselves as ‘Bhartiya Brahmo Samaj’ or ‘Neo Brahmo Samaj.’

• Again in 1878, ‘ Navin Brahmo Samaj’ was further divided when Keshav Chandra Sen got his 13 year-old daughter married with the king of Kooch, Bihar.

• To oppose his action, Anand Mohan Bose and Shivnath Shastri formed ‘Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.’