Radhaswami Movement
Shiv Dayal Singh Ji, also called ‘Soami Ji Maharaj‘, founded the Radhaswami Movement in 1861 on Basant Panchami Day in Agra, India. The followers of the Radhaswami Movement …
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 …
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 …
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – UPSC Notes
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an international, intergovernmental economic organisation of 38 Member countries, including European, American and Pacific nations. It was founded in …
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 …
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – UPSC Notes
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), also known as the “Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf“, is an intergovernmental, regional, political, and economic union of six …