SOCIO-religious reform organisations of 19th century are-NameFounder and Founding yearPurposeBrahmo SamajRaja Rammohan Roy, 1828Hindu socio -reform movement.Advocated monotheism.Opposed sati, idolatry and superstitionYoung Bengal MovementHenry Vivian Derozio, 1826-31Opposed the vices of society.Believed in truth, FREEDOM and reason.Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha S S Bengali, Naoroji Furdonji, Dadabhai NaorojiTo improve social conditions of PARSIS and restore the purity of Zoroastrianism.Prarthana SamajAtmaram Pandurang, Govind Ranade, R G Bhandarkar, 1867Reform of society, women UPLIFTMENT, abolition of caste discrimination and religious orthodoxy.Arya SamajDayanand Saraswati, 1875Revivalist movementGave a call to “go back to vedas”.Opposed Brahmin supremacy, superstitions and idolatry.Aligarh MovementSyed Ahmed KhanReligious reform in Indian Islam.Emphasis on critical thinking, reasoning and rational outlook.The Theosophical SocietyH P BLAVATSKY, H S Olcott, 1875Religious revival and social reformDrew Inspiration from UpnishadsBelieved in VedantaRamakrishna MissionSwami Vivekananda, 1897Hindu religious revival.Believed in Vedanta philosophyOpposed superstitions, castism, and oppression.The Servant of India SocietyGopal Krishna Gokhale, 1905Famine relief and upliftment of tribals.Promotion of education, removal of untouchability.