Sadharan Brahmo Samaj

The Sadharan Brahmo Samaj is a religious division of Brahmoism formed as a result of 2 schisms in the Brahmo Samaj in 1866 and 1878 respectively.

The Brahmo Samaj

"The Brahmo Samaj movement was started on the 20th of August, 1828, by Raja Ram Mohun Roy and his friends by opening a place of public worship on the Chitpore Road in Calcutta, and was duly and publicly inaugurated in January, 1830 by the consecration of the first house of prayer, now known as the Adi Brahmo Samaj with a manifesto, which forms a part of the trust-deed of the new faith:."

Timeline for formation of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj

1833 Rammohun Roy passes to his heavenly abode on 27 September in Bristol

1839 Tattwabodhini Sabha, or truth-teaching society, founded on 6 October by Debendranath Tagore to discuss social and religious matters amongst bhadralok Bengalis.

1843 Debendranath and 20 of his Tattawobodhini companions are formally initiated in the Brahmo Sabha by Ram Chandra Vidyabagish on December 21, (7th Paush 1765 B.E.). Debendranath...
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