The Young Bengal movement emerged in Calcutta as a response to the prevailing social and religious norms of Hinduism. Spearheaded by a group of radical free thinkers known as the Derozians, this movement was deeply influenced by the teachings of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, a pivotal figure at Hindu College.
Derozio and His Impact at Hindu College:
Challenge to Orthodoxy:
Derozio’s Legacy:
Derozio and the Young Bengal group established various institutions and published journals that significantly contributed to the Bengal Renaissance. Two notable examples include the Academic Association and the Society for the Acquisition of General Knowledge.
(1) Academic Association
(2) Society for the Acquisition of General Knowledge
Continuing Raja Rammohan's Tradition:
Derozio's Influence on Religious Conversion:
Spread of Derozian Ideas and Drinking as Emancipation:
Derozio as a Nationalist Poet:
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