Bharat Dharma Mahamandal
Pandit Din Dayalu Sharma established the Bharat Dharma Mahamandal in 1887 in Haridwar to propagate Sanatan Dharma and Hindu culture. It was an All-Indian organisation of the orthodox …
History
Social Service League (1911)
Narayan Malhar Joshi, the greatest exponent of the labour movement in India, founded the ‘Social Service League‘ in 1911 in Bombay. Its objective was “to collect and study …
Paramahansa Mandali
Paramahansa Mandali was the first socio-religious organisation of Maharashtra, founded in 1849 in Bombay by Dadoba Pandurang, Durgaram Mehtaji, and a group of his friend. It was a …
Manav Dharma Sabha
Manav Dharma Sabha was founded on 22 June 1844 in Surat by Durgaram Manchharam Mehta, Dadoba Pandurang, and a few others. It was one of the earliest socio-religious …
Dharma Sabha
Radhakanta Deb founded the Dharma Sahba in 1830 in Calcutta. It was an orthodox Hindu society, established mainly to counter the ongoing social reform moments led by reformers …
Ahmadiyya Movement – UPSC Notes
Ahmadiyya Movement was an Islamic revival or messianic movement that originated in Punjab, British India, in the late 19th century. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded this movement in 1889. …
Faraizi Movement
The Faraizi Movement was a religious movement launched by ‘Haji Shariatullah‘ in 1818 in Eastern Bengal. It aimed to eradicate un-Islamic practices among the Muslims of the region …