- Calcutta Unitarian Committee
- Tabernacle of New Dispensation
- Indian Reform Association
Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
23. Answer: (b)
Keshab Chandra Sen was a Hindu philosopher and social reformer who attempted to incorporate Christian theology within the framework of Hindu thought. He was also a member of the Brahmo Samaj.
Option 1 is not correct: The Calcutta Unitarian Committee, jointly founded by William Adam and Rammohun Roy in September 1821, sought to bring together prominent Brahmins who were friends of Roy’s and supporters of his agenda for the promotion of religious monotheism and social reform among Hindus with British and European residents of Calcutta who were Unitarian Christians. Keshab Chandra Sen was not associated with the establishment of the Calcutta Unitarian Committee.
Option 2 is correct: In 1868, on the occasion of Magh celebration on 24th January, Keshab Chandra Sen laid the foundation stone of his new church – the Tabernacle of New Dispensation (Naba Bidhan) for the purpose of establishing the truth of all the great religions in an institution that he believed would replace them all.
Option 3 is correct: The Indian Reform Association was formed on 29 October 1870 with Keshub Chunder Sen as president. It represented the secular side of the Brahmo Samaj. The objective was to put into practice some of the ideas Sen was exposed to during his visit to Great Britain. Its objective also included to create public opinion against child marriage, get Brahmo form of marriage legalized, promote status of women.
