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	"Brahmo" can also refer to Brahmi Script A Brahmo is either an adherent of Brahmoism Brahmoism Brahmoism is a young non-syncretic, Rationality, Deistic religion blending Immanent Monism and Transcendant Dualism. The term has roots in the Sanskrit Brahman .... to the exclusion of all other religions, or a person with at least one Brahmo parent or guardian and who has never denied his faith. This definition has evolved from legal acts and juristic decree since previously "the word Brahmo did not admit of a clear definition." The 2001 Census of India counted only 177 Brahmo in India, but the number of "followers" (Brahmo Samajists) who constitute the wider community Brahmo Samaj Brahmo Samaj Brahmo Samaj is the societal component of Brahmoism. "It is without doubt the most influential socio-religious movement in the evolution of Modern India." It was conceived as reformation of the prevailing Bengal of the time and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the H... ("assembly for Brahmo worship") is significantly higher, and reliably estimated as not exceeding 20,000 people. Considering the small numbers of Brahmos, their disproportionate influence on India's development post-19th Century is unparalleled in recent times. A recent publication describes this influence, "... Brahmos are among the elite groups of modern India, along with the Parsis of Bombay, the Chitpavans of Pune, the Iyers and Ayyangars of the South, the Kashmiri Pandits of Uttar Pradesh and the Kayasthas of the Punjab and Bihar. The Brahmos were the most cosmopolitan, having been overwhelmingly drawn from three castes - Brahmins, Vaidyas and Kayasthas - while the others were from a single caste. Their rise into eminence was earlier than all others except the Parsis. Brahmos engaged almost wholly in urban vocations, and except for the Tagores had no feudal associations. It was they who played the leading role in organizing the Indian Political Association, forerunner to the Indian National Congress as a platform for the educated middle class ..." Brahmo and Brahmo Samaj Brahmo Samaj refers to the wider socio-religious community either following the principles for Brahmo worship or subscribing to membership of a Brahmo Samaj, or to a Samaj, an association established for maintaining premises for assembly and Brahmo worship. A follower or Subscriber Member of this community is referred to as Brahmo Samajist. When is a Brahmo not a Brahmo Samajist? One aspect of Brahmoism is recognition that not only explicit faith and worship makes for a Brahmo, but also genealogy, which is implicit. People with even a single Brahmo parent or other Brahmo guardian are treated as Brahmos until they absolutely renounce the Brahmo faith. This often causes tension in the Samaj, for example, when offspring of Brahmos follow communism Communism Communism is a socioeconomic structure and political ideology that promotes the establishment of an egalitarianism, classlessness, stateless society based on common ownership and control of the means of production and property in general.... or atheism Atheism Atheism is the absence or rejection of belief in deity, or the explicit view that Existence of God.Many list of atheists are Skepticism of all supernatural beings and cite a lack of empiricism evidence for the existence of deities.... or another belief without renouncing Brahmoism formally. There are differing views between the Theist and Deist streams of Brahmoism on the retention of such people within the fold. Additionally, a Brahmo who opts not to subscribe to membership of a Brahmo Samaj remains a Brahmo but ceases to be a Brahmo Samajist. Co-faith and conversion Brahmoism does not forbid its followers from retaining other faiths like Hinduism Hinduism 'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners.... , Islam Islam Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure.... or Christianity Christianity Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life.... . Neither is formal conversion to Brahmoism required nowadays, thereby affirming the now very well settled legal controversy that a non-Brahmo Brahmo Samajist does not cease to be (say) a Hindu or Sikh Sikh Sikh is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit ' "disciple, learner" or ' "instruction".... by following the Samaj. Notable non-living Brahmos Anandamohan Bose Anandamohan Bose Anandamohan Bose was one of the earliest Indian political leaders during the British Raj. He co-founded the Indian National Association, one of the earliest Indian political organizations, and later became a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.... - Noted religious and political reformer, President of Indian National Congress. Aruna Asaf Ali Aruna Asaf Ali Aruna Asaf Ali , was an India independence fighter. She is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress Flag of India#History at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement, 1942.... - Indian freedom fighter and prominent leader of the Quit India Movement Quit India Movement 'Quit India Movement' was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence.... . Girish Chandra Sen Girish Chandra Sen Girish Chandra Sen , a Brahmo Samaj missionary, was the first person to translate the Qur?an into Bengali language in 1886. It was his finest contribution to Bengali literature.... - Translated the Quran into Bengali. Gunabhiram Barua Gunabhiram Barua Gunabhitam Barua was one of those enlightened Assamese thinkers who ushered in new ideas about social reform in the early years of colonial rule in Assam.... - Famous playwright and the first widow remarriage in Assam. Indrajit Gupta Indrajit Gupta Indrajit Gupta was a Communism leader who became Indias Minister for Home Affairs in the United Front government from 1996 to 1998. That was a dramatic reversal of roles, as the Ministry of Home Affairs had, since Indian independence in 1947, banned the Communist Party of India thrice, with many of its members, including Gupta, being sent... - Communist, Pro-tem Speaker of Parliament and Home (Interior) Minister of India (1996-98). Jagadish Chandra Bose - Noted Indian Scientist. Kadambini Ganguly Kadambini Ganguly Kadambini Ganguly was one of the first female graduates of the British Empire and the first female physician of South Asia to be trained in European medicine.... - First female medical graduate in South Asia. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Fellow of the Royal Society was an Indian scientist and applied statistics. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure.... - Scientist, Noted statistician Statistician Statisticians work with theoretical and applied statistics in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it.... and Founder of the Indian Statistical Institute Indian Statistical Institute Indian Statistical Institute engages in the research, teaching, and application of statistics to the natural sciences and social sciences. Founded by Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in Kolkata in 1931, while statistics was a relatively new scientific field, the institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an... in 1931. Rajnarayan Basu Rajnarayan Basu Rajnarayan Basu was a writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance. He was born in Boral in 24 Parganas and studied at the Hare School and Presidency College, Kolkata, both premier institutions in Kolkata, Bengal at the time.... - Writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance Bengal Renaissance The Bengal Renaissance refers to a social reform movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the region of Bengal in undivided India during the period of British Raj.... . Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu or Sarojini Chattopadhyaya , also known by the sobriquet Bharatiya Kokila , was a child prodigy, freedom fighter, and poet.... - Poet, Prominent freedom fighter Freedom fighter "Freedom fighter" is a term for those engaged in an armed struggle, the main cause of which is to achieve, in their or their supporters' view, freedom for themselves or obtain freedom for others.... and Politician. First woman Governor of an Indian State. Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore , also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali people mystic, Brahmo poet, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and Music of Bengal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... - Bengali Bengali Bengali may refer to the following:* Bengal, a region shared by Bangladesh and India Bangladesh, a country in South Asia West Bengal, Indian state of Bengal, popularly known as Bangla or Poshchim Bongo... poet and Nobel laureate in Literature Satyendranath Tagore Satyendranath Tagore See Tagore for disambiguationSatyendranath Tagore was the Firsts in India Indian to join the Indian Civil Service. He was an author, song composer, linguist and made significant contribution towards the emancipation of women in Indian society during the British Raj.... - Social Reformer and first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service, in June 1863. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Sir Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society was a well-known Indian scientist.... - Noted Chemist, Founder of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, First Indian Knighthood for Science. Subroto Mukerjee Subroto Mukerjee Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee Order of the British Empire, was the first Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force . Born in a Bengali people family of repute, he was educated in India as well as England.... - First Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force is the airforce of the Armed Forces of India of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the Indian airspace.... . Sucheta Kriplani Sucheta Kriplani Sucheta Kriplani was an India freedom fighter and politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. She became the first woman to be elected Chief Minister of any Indian state.... - First woman Chief Minister of an Indian State. Swarnakumari Devi Swarnakumari Devi See Tagore for disambiguationSwarnakumari Devi was a poet, novelist, musician and social worker. She was the first among the women writers in Bengali language to gain prominence.... - Noted Bengali poet, novelist, musician and social worker. See also Adi Dharm Adi Dharm Adi Dharm refers to the religion of Adi Brahmo Samaj the first development of Brahmoism and includes those Sadharan Brahmo Samajists who were reintegrated into Brahmoism after the 2nd.... Brahmoism Brahmoism Brahmoism is a young non-syncretic, Rationality, Deistic religion blending Immanent Monism and Transcendant Dualism. The term has roots in the Sanskrit Brahman .... Brahmo Dharma Brahmo Dharma Brahma DharmaThe Brahmo religion was first codified by Maharshi Debendranath Tagore with the formulation of the Brahmo Dharma Beej and publication of the Brahma Dharma book of 1848/1850 in 2 parts.... Brahmo Samaj Brahmo Samaj Brahmo Samaj is the societal component of Brahmoism. "It is without doubt the most influential socio-religious movement in the evolution of Modern India." It was conceived as reformation of the prevailing Bengal of the time and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the H... History of Bengal History of Bengal The history of Bengal includes modern day Bangladesh and West Bengal, dates back four millennia. To some extent, the Ganges River and the Brahmaputra River List of rivers in India separated it from the mainland of India, though at times, Bengal has played an important role in Indian history.... Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Indian National Congress-I is a major political party in India. Founded in 1885 by Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, Womesh Chandra Bonerjee, Surendranath Banerjee, Monomohun Ghose, Allan Octavian Hume, and William Wedderburn, the Indian National Congress became the leader of the Indian Independence Movement, with over 15 million memb... Kayastha Kayastha Kayasthas are of three kinds and four types in all:* Chitragupta Kayasthas Caste-Status:Brahmin; usually 'Kayastha' in most ancient Vedic literature refers to this sect,... Prarthana Samaj Prarthana Samaj Prarthana Samaj, or "Prayer Society" in Sanskrit, is a movement for religious and social reform in Maharashtra based on previous reform movements and traditions of Maharashtra.... Sadharan Brahmo Samaj 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.... Tattwabodhini Patrika Tattwabodhini Patrika *Tattwabodhini Patrika* [Tattwabodhini Patrika ] was established by Debendranath Tagore in 1843, as a journal of the Tattwabodhini Sabha, and continued publication until 1883.... Trust deed of Brahmo Sabha Trust deed of Brahmo Sabha The modern religious philosophy of Brahmoism is based in part on the foundations of reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy's humanitarian philosophy, as exemplified by the Trust Deed of Brahmo Sabha, known to Brahmos as the 1830 Brahmo Trust Deed.... Vaisya External links