Question

Who started the young Bengal movement? How did it contribute towards socio-religious movements?

Answer 1

Hint:
The young Bengal movement was a movement led by thinkers of the Hindu College of Calcutta. These thinkers were also known by the name Derozians. This name was given to them after one teacher of the same college, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.

Complete step by step solution:
 The young Bengali group was a group of youngsters of the Hindu College, Calcutta. They were inspired by the teachings of their teacher Derozio who had changed their thinking which took a form of revolution in the city. They were against the practices and social norms that existed in Hindu society and were keen to change these norms which ultimately led to violence. This movement included many students and scholars who were one of the prominent figures of that time. The scholars also included Brajendra Nath Seal who was one of the prominent figures of the Brahmo Samaj. The movement was successful only in the initial phases as the environment and the socio-economic conditions of that time were not in favor of such change. there were two organized established at that time which led to the rise of this movement. The first one was the establishment of the Academic Association which had discussions on topics such as the nobility of patriotism, the meanness of vice, the attributes of god, and the arguments which were for and against the existence of the mighty. The second body established was the society for the Acquisition of General Knowledge.

Note:
 The prominent members who were part of this movement included Ramgopal Ghosh, Ramtanu Lahiri, Radhanath Sikdar, Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee, etc.