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Ramkrishna mission
2 brahma samaj
Ramakrishna Mission
a. Swami Vivekananda in 1897, founded Ramakrishna Mission to carry humanitarian work and to bring about social reforms.
b. The mission has many branches all over the country and is engaged in serving the downtrodden which according to Vivekananda is the greatest service one can do to the humanity.
c. The mission is named after Vivekanand's guru Ramakrishna Paramhansa.
d. Ramakrishna Mission carries out social services like it has opened hospitals, schools to promote education, orphanages, dispensaries libraries etc.
e. The mission believes in the Ancient Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.
Brahmo Samaj
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was rightly regarded as the first great leader of modern India who sought to reform the country of its degenerative practices.
b. In 1828, he founded Brahmo Samaj for the purpose of developing modern outlook in the people, to purify Hinduism and to preach belief in one god.
c. The Samaj sought to reform Hindu religion by condemning caste rigidities, idol worship and other rituals.
d. The Brahmos were great social reformers. They were a strong champion of women's rights, stood for equality and led a against Sati, child marriage.
e. Brahmo Samaj aimed at spreading modern education as it promoted modern ideas and thinking.