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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instanceOf 19th-century movement
intellectual movement
radical movement
social reform movement
activePeriod 1820s
1830s
1840s
associatedWithInstitution University of Calcutta
surface form: Calcutta University

Hindu College, Calcutta
basedIn Calcutta
country British India
criticized Brahminical dominance
religious orthodoxy
superstition
hasPart Derozians
inception 1820s
influenced Bengali Renaissance
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
precursor to later reform movements in Bengal
location Bengal
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
public debates on religion and society
use of English education to challenge tradition
opposed caste system
child marriage
idol worship
orthodox Hindu social practices
polygamy
partOf Bengali Renaissance
surface form: Bengal Renaissance
promoted free thought
freedom of expression
individual rights
liberalism
rationalism
scientific outlook
secularism
social equality
women's education
religiousStance advocated deism and agnosticism
skeptical of organized religion
timePeriod British colonial period in India

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Bengali Renaissance associatedOrganization Young Bengal movement