Atmiya Sabha

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Atmiya Sabha was an early 19th-century socio-religious reform association in Kolkata that promoted monotheism, rationalism, and opposition to social evils like idolatry and caste discrimination.

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Atmiya Sabha canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monotheistic society ⓘ
religious reform movement ⓘ
socio-religious reform association ⓘ
activeInCentury 19th century ⓘ
activity critique of scriptural literalism ⓘ
philosophical debates ⓘ
religious discussions ⓘ
aim encouragement of rational inquiry in religion ⓘ
promotion of ethical monotheism ⓘ
reform of Hindu religious practices ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dissolution early 1820s ⓘ
followedBy Brahmo Sabha ⓘ
linked to: Brahmo Samaj
foundedBy Raja Ram Mohan Roy ⓘ
heldMeetingsAt Raja Ram Mohan Roy's residence in Kolkata ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the earliest organized socio-religious reform groups in modern India ⓘ
precursor to later reformist organizations in Bengal ⓘ
ideology enlightenment thought ⓘ
rationalism ⓘ
inception 1815 ⓘ
influenced Brahmo Sabha ⓘ
linked to: Brahmo Samaj

Brahmo Samaj ⓘ
languageOfActivities Bengali ⓘ
English ⓘ
locatedIn Bengal Presidency ⓘ
British India ⓘ
Kolkata ⓘ
linked to: Calcutta
movement Bengal Renaissance ⓘ
linked to: Bengali Renaissance
opposedTo caste discrimination ⓘ
idolatry ⓘ
orthodox Hindu practices ⓘ
social evils ⓘ
regionServed Bengal ⓘ
religiousOrientation Hindu reformism ⓘ
monotheism ⓘ
religiousView emphasis on a formless God ⓘ
rejection of image worship ⓘ
socialReformFocus critique of caste hierarchy ⓘ
moral and spiritual uplift of society ⓘ

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy → founded → Atmiya Sabha ⓘ