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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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