What is the chronological order of
the foundation of the following
associations ?
a) Arya Samaj
b) Brahmo Samaj
c) Prarthana Samaj
d) Ramakrishna Mission
Answers
- a), c), b), d)
a) Arya Samaj
c) Prarthana Samaj
b) Brahmo Samaj
d) Ramakrishna Mission
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The Veda Samaj was an extremely important social reform in th southern India. The Samaj was established in Madras in the year 1864 mainly with the efforts of the sridharalu Nady and Keshab chandra Sen. the main Philosophies of Veda Samaj were very similar to that of Brahmo Samaj, at least in their theistic principals.
Prathana Samaj, or "Prayer Society" in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reforms in bombay based on earlier reforms movements. Prarthana Samaj is founded by Dr. Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 with an aim to make people believe in one God and worship only one God. The main reformers were the intellectuals who advocate reforms of the social system of the Hindus.
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayanand on 7 April 1875. He was a sanyasi who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas.
SNDP Yogam formed on 1903 by the efforts of a group of people who worked hard for the upliftment of the socially backward classes.
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