The Contribution of the Brahmo Samaj in the 19th Century to Women Education

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In the 19th century the influence of Western education and culture created awareness on a lot of people in India. Only for that reason the rational and national thinking, irrespective of religion, arose in their mind. Slowly both Indian and European educationists and social reformers understood that the education of the womenfolk was highly necessary for the social reforms of the country. Because women were living in the darkness of ignorance, naturally they took an active part for the upliftment Read More …

Sivnath Sastri : A Prologue for a New Prelude

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‘Rememberest thou not the words wherewith thy Ethics treat of the three dispositions which Heaven wills not …’ ‘Inferno’, Canto XI, The Divine Comedy Once upon a time, there was one Sivnath Sastri, a defense and shelter, a back-stage worker and a fore-frontier, a demon with the demure personality – a milestone, a symbol of homage and sacrifice, an idol of wisdom and confrontation, an ideological balance between teamwork and disharmony. In one word he was an icon of the Read More …

NEWS – December 2018

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To commemorate Maharshi Debendranath Tagore’s initiation into Brahmo Dharma on 7th poush, Sadharan Brahmo Samaj organised a “7th poush mela” at Samaj premises from 22nd December to 24th December 2019. On 22nd  December at 3.00 pm the “mela” was formally inaugurated by Smt. Jayati Gupta, an educationist and a senior member of the Samaj. Short prayer was offered by Sri Salil Kumar Hajra and hymns were sung by students of Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya, Montessori Section. Stalls with handicrafts, books, garments, Read More …

INVOCATION – November 2019

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Let us wait for a little while, and those whose eyes are turned to God and eternity, the longest life is but a little while,- let us wait then in faith hope and charity; these shall abide but the greatest of these is charity.   – Max Müller   *   *   *   *   *   He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small; For our dear God who loveth us. He made and loveth all.   Read More …

Editorial – November 2019

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Rama’ or ‘Ram’ or ‘Ramchandra’ is considered both as a human mortal who was born in Ayodhya and  eventually sat on the throne of Ayodhya, and also as an Avatar of Vishnu in the ‘Treta yugo’. Be that as it may this central character in the epic Ramayana write by Rishi Valmiki is revered honoured and worshiped by millions of devoted Hindus all over India and even outside, as a living god and his seat at Ayodhy  a supremely holy Read More …

Last Voyage to England

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Most of our Readers are probably aware that Baboo Rammohun Roy has taken his passage to England, on board the Albion on Monday evening, Nov’15, 1830. The Baboo who is, in some degree, a reformer, may be considered as one of those remarkable men who attract attention in their day and generation by outstripping the prejudices and shackles of a peculiar position and taking nothing for granted, examine everything for themselves. With an intellect of no common order and capacity, Read More …

NEWS – November 2019

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Domestic News Shradha Ceremony of Susanta Choudhuri, fifth son of late Dr. Bankim Choudhuri of Gaya died on 2nd November, 2018 at their Dumdum residence, held on 7th November, 2018. Sri Sanjib Mukherjee conducted the Divine Service and Hymns were sung by Sri Bikash Basu and Smt. Tania Ghosh Poddar at community hall, Diamond City, Dumdum. A large number of relatives and friends attended the Shradha ceremony. Sri Manabendra Choudhuri elder brother and Smt. Sujata Choudhuri, daughter of Sushanta Choudhuri Read More …

189th Maghotsava Programme at Sadharan Brahmo Samaj

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19th January, 2019 (4th Magh, 1425) 6:00PM Kirtan – Supratim Chakraborty 6:30PM Udbodhan Service: Sanjib Mukherjee Hymns: Supratim Chakraborty 20th January, 2019 (5th Magh, 1425) 5:30 PM Inauguration of Exhibition on Sivnath Sastri – “Sivnather Patra”  6:30 PM Release of Special Sivanath Issue of Indian Messenger Prayer: Sutapa Roychowdhury Topic: Educationist & Litterateur Sivnath Sastri President: Prof. Goutam Neogi Speakers: Prof. Partha Pratim Basu, Prof. Ranajit  Sen & Sri Prashanta Das 21st January, 2019 (6th Magh, 1425) 3:30 PM Inauguration of Exhibition of Brahmo Samaj Mahila Bhavan Crafts Fair 6:30 PM Musical Programme Prayer: Sunanda Read More …

INVOCATION – October 2019

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Always aim at truth, make your mind obedient to truth, let your speech correspond to truth and your conduct subservient to truth.   – Thomas a Kimpis   *   *   *   *   *   Faith is nothing but a living, wide- awake consciousness of God within. Without Faith this world would come to naught in a moment.   – M. K. Gandhi     *   *   *   *   *   Live in the world like an ant. The world is Read More …

Editorial – October 2019

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It is the month of October we may wonder what is in a month. It is nothing. It is nothing but a convenient division of the flow of time Again, what is time? It has no physical existence like matter which we can perceive, analyse and use. Time is fundamentally a concept to set in order of events that happened to man in the past is happening in this instant and will happen in future. However whatever may be philosophy Read More …