Young Bengal movement
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The Young Bengal movement was a radical 19th-century intellectual and social reform movement in colonial Bengal, led by Western-educated youth who challenged orthodox Hindu traditions and promoted rationalism and liberal ideas.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Young Bengal movement canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Young Bengal movement Context triple: [Bengali Renaissance, associatedOrganization, Young Bengal movement]
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A.
Swadeshi movement
The Swadeshi movement was a major early 20th-century Indian nationalist campaign that promoted the boycott of British goods and the use of indigenous products to resist colonial rule.
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B.
Indian National Congress movement
The Indian National Congress movement was a major political and nationalist movement in colonial India that led the struggle for independence from British rule and later became a dominant political force in independent India.
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C.
Indian Home Rule League
The Indian Home Rule League was a political organization founded in 1916 by leaders like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant to campaign for self-government for India within the British Empire.
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D.
Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement was a major mass protest led by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 1920s that mobilized Indians to withdraw from British institutions and boycott colonial rule as part of the struggle for independence.
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E.
Rowlatt Satyagraha
Rowlatt Satyagraha was a nationwide nonviolent protest movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 against repressive colonial legislation in British-ruled India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Young Bengal movement Target entity description: The Young Bengal movement was a radical 19th-century intellectual and social reform movement in colonial Bengal, led by Western-educated youth who challenged orthodox Hindu traditions and promoted rationalism and liberal ideas.
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A.
Swadeshi movement
The Swadeshi movement was a major early 20th-century Indian nationalist campaign that promoted the boycott of British goods and the use of indigenous products to resist colonial rule.
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B.
Indian National Congress movement
The Indian National Congress movement was a major political and nationalist movement in colonial India that led the struggle for independence from British rule and later became a dominant political force in independent India.
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C.
Indian Home Rule League
The Indian Home Rule League was a political organization founded in 1916 by leaders like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant to campaign for self-government for India within the British Empire.
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D.
Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement was a major mass protest led by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 1920s that mobilized Indians to withdraw from British institutions and boycott colonial rule as part of the struggle for independence.
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E.
Rowlatt Satyagraha
Rowlatt Satyagraha was a nationwide nonviolent protest movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 against repressive colonial legislation in British-ruled India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century movement
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intellectual movement ⓘ radical movement ⓘ social reform movement ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1820s
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1830s ⓘ 1840s ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
University of Calcutta
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surface form:
Calcutta University
Hindu College, Calcutta ⓘ |
| basedIn | Calcutta ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| criticized |
Brahminical dominance
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religious orthodoxy ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
| hasPart | Derozians ⓘ |
| inception | 1820s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bengali Renaissance
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surface form:
Bengal Renaissance
Indian social reformers ⓘ early Indian nationalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British liberalism
ⓘ
English literature ⓘ Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ French Revolution ⓘ Henry Louis Vivian Derozio ⓘ Western philosophy ⓘ |
| language |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| leader | Henry Louis Vivian Derozio ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to modernization of Bengali society
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precursor to later reform movements in Bengal ⓘ |
| location |
Bengal
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British India ⓘ |
| member |
Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
ⓘ
Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee ⓘ Derozians ⓘ Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee ⓘ
surface form:
Gobinda Chandra Basak
Krishna Mohan Banerjee ⓘ Peary Chand Mitra ⓘ Radhanath Sikdar ⓘ Krishna Mohan Banerjee ⓘ
surface form:
Ramtanu Lahiri
Rasik Krishna Mallick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formation of radical student circles
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public debates on religion and society ⓘ use of English education to challenge tradition ⓘ |
| opposed |
caste system
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child marriage ⓘ idol worship ⓘ orthodox Hindu social practices ⓘ polygamy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bengali Renaissance
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surface form:
Bengal Renaissance
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| promoted |
free thought
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freedom of expression ⓘ individual rights ⓘ liberalism ⓘ rationalism ⓘ scientific outlook ⓘ secularism ⓘ social equality ⓘ women's education ⓘ |
| religiousStance |
advocated deism and agnosticism
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skeptical of organized religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
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Subject: Young Bengal movement Description of subject: The Young Bengal movement was a radical 19th-century intellectual and social reform movement in colonial Bengal, led by Western-educated youth who challenged orthodox Hindu traditions and promoted rationalism and liberal ideas.
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