Q. Consider the following:

1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee
2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
3. Indian Reform Association

Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?

• 1 and 3 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 3 only
• 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

Notes:

• Keshab Chandra Sen was a social reformer from Bengal.
  • In 1856 he became a member of the Brahmo Samaj.
  • On 24th January 1868 Keshab Chandra Sen laid the foundation stone of his mandir called the Tabernacle of New Dispensation.
  • Keshab and his followes marched to the proposed spot early in the morning performing sankirtan and this was the first Brahmo street procession and it was the first of its kind in Calcutta. Adi Samaj condemned it as a degradation of Brahmoism.
  • He was also part of the Indian reform association.
    • Its objective also included to create public opinion against child marriage, get Brahmo form of marriage legalized, promote the status of women.
    • The Indian reform association strived to legalize Brahmo marriage and to fix the minimum age of marriage.
• The Calcutta Unitarian Committee, founded in 1821 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and William Adam, aimed to promote religious monotheism and social reform.
  • It brought together prominent Brahmins who were friends of Roy and supporters of his agenda.
  • The committee also sought to create public opinion against child marriage, promote the status of women, and legalize the Brahmo form of marriage.