which period witnessed the religious awakening in India??????
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The 19th century in India was the period when religious and social reforms came to India through the attempts made by many social reformers who were eduacated. They tried to eradicate social evils like sati from the society.
Theosophical Society – 1875 : The word theosophy has been coined by combining two Greek words Theos and Sophos. Theos means God and Sophos means wisdom. Therefore theosophy means knowledge of God. In Sanskrit it is called Brahma Gyan. The society was first established by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel H.S. Olcott in the United States of America. They were inspired by Indian thought and culture. Then they shifted the headquarters of the society to Adyar in Chennai.
The main principles of the Theosophical Society :
1. To form an organization of all people on the basis of fraternity,
2. To study ancient religion, philosophy and science and
3. To find out the laws of Nature and development of divine powers in man.
Theosophical Society – 1875 : The word theosophy has been coined by combining two Greek words Theos and Sophos. Theos means God and Sophos means wisdom. Therefore theosophy means knowledge of God. In Sanskrit it is called Brahma Gyan. The society was first established by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel H.S. Olcott in the United States of America. They were inspired by Indian thought and culture. Then they shifted the headquarters of the society to Adyar in Chennai.
The main principles of the Theosophical Society :
1. To form an organization of all people on the basis of fraternity,
2. To study ancient religion, philosophy and science and
3. To find out the laws of Nature and development of divine powers in man.
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