ATMARAM Panduranga. This Samaj was greatly influenced by the BRAHMO Samaj and the Arya Samaj.The main aim of the society - promulgation of theistic worship and social reform.Opposition to the caste system, the introduction of WIDOW remarriage, the encouragement of FEMALE education, and the abolition of child marriage were their goals.Important members of the Samaj - Mahadev Govind Ranade, Sanskrit scholar Sir Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, and political LEADER Sir Narayan Chandavarkar, etc.