Indian Reform Association
- Indian Reform Association
The Indian Reform Association was formed on 29 October 1870 with Keshub Chunder Sen as president. The objective was to put into practice some of the ideas Sen was exposed to during his English visit. [Sastri, pp. 241-244.] The Indian Reform Association was formed to promote “the social and moral reformation of the natives of India.”[David Kopf, "The Brahmo Samaj and the Shaping of the Modern Indian Mind", 1979, pp. 16-18, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0691031258] ]The work of the Association was divided in five departments– cheap literature, female improvement, education, temperance, and charity. [Sastri, p. 242]
Cheap literature
The object of cheap literature was to disseminate useful scientific information amongst the masses through cheap journals and the publication of cheap and useful tracts. On 16th November 1870, the Indian Reforms Association started publishing a weekly newspaper, "Sulava Samachar" in Bengali, priced at only one pice.
Female improvement
Female normal school was started in February 1871 under the auspices of the female improvement section for adult ladies who wanted to be taught or to learn how to teach. Subsequently, a girls’ school was attached wherein the adult students of the normal school could learn and practice the art of teaching. A carefully devised syllabus laid stress on womanly virtues and accomplishments.
Education
The third section dealing with education undertook to educate the labouring classes, and to instruct the middle classes in industrial arts. The Working Men’s Institution and the Industrial School were opened on 28 November 1870.
Temperance
When Peary Charan Sarkar had first raised the standard of temperance, Sen had lent his support. Indeed, the subject was of long standing interest to him. Indian Reform Association published a monthly Bengali journal ‘’Mad na garal’’(Wine or Poison) under the editorial management of Sivanath Sastri. After the collapse of the Indian Reform Association, Sen had formed an organisation of youth called Band of Hope.[Sastri, Sivanath, "History of the Brahmo Samaj", 1911-12/1993, pp. 154-155, Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.] ]Charity
The social activities of this group under Vijay Krishna Goswami, won universal admiration. They started off with medical assistance to those suffering from epidemic malaria.
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