Consider the following: 1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee. 2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 3. Indian Reform Association Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?

Consider the following: 1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee. 2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 3. Indian Reform Association Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above? Correct Answer 2 and 3 only

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only.

• The Calcutta Unitarian Committee was established by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
• Keshab Chandra Sen was a social reformer from Bengal.
  • In 1856 he became a member of the Brahmo Samaj.
  • On 24th January 1868 Keshab Chandra Sen laid the foundation stone of his mandir called the Tabernacle of New Dispensation.
  • Keshab and his followes marched to the proposed spot early in the morning performing sankirtan and this was the first Brahmo street procession and it was the first of its kind in Calcutta. Adi Samaj condemned it as a degradation of Brahmoism.
  • He was also part of the Indian reform association.
    • Its objective also included to create public opinion against child marriage, get Brahmo form of marriage legalized, promote the status of women.
    • The Indian reform association strived to legalize Brahmo marriage and to fix the minimum age of marriage.