Derozians
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The Derozians were a group of radical, Western-educated Bengali intellectuals and social reformers in early 19th-century Calcutta, inspired by the ideas of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intellectual movement
ⓘ
social reform group ⓘ student movement ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1820s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Young Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Young Bengal movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | orthodox Hindu leaders ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hindu College, Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bengalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ literature ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| formedAround | Academic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early catalyst of modernist thought in Bengal ⓘ |
| ideology |
free thought
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ rationalism ⓘ secularism ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British liberal thought
ⓘ
Enlightenment ideas ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Henry Louis Vivian Derozio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to the emergence of modern Indian nationalism ⓘ |
| location |
Bengal Presidency
NERFINISHED
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Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee NERFINISHED ⓘ Gobinda Chandra Basak NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishna Mohan Banerjee NERFINISHED ⓘ Radhanath Sikdar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramtanu Lahiri NERFINISHED ⓘ Rasik Krishna Mallick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Bengal Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Louis Vivian Derozio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
caste discrimination
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idolatry ⓘ orthodox Hindu practices ⓘ |
| partOf | Bengal Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| supported |
freedom of expression
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freedom of the press ⓘ widow remarriage ⓘ women's education ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| useOfLanguage |
Bengali
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English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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