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Q71 (CDS-I/2006) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › Socio-religious reform movements Answer Verified

Who among the following established the Calcutta Unitarian Committee ?

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The Calcutta Unitarian Committee was established in 1821 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in collaboration with William Adam and Dwarkanath Tagore [t5][t6]. William Adam, a Scottish Baptist missionary, was famously converted to Unitarianism by Roy, leading to their joint efforts in promoting monotheistic and reformist ideas [t6][t8]. The committee served as a precursor to the Brahmo Sabha, which Roy later founded in 1828 [t7]. The organization aimed to foster intercultural connections between Hindu reformers and Western Unitarian Christians, focusing on religious and social transformation [t6][t7]. While Keshab Chandra Sen and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar were significant figures in the later Brahmo Samaj movement, they were not the founders of the Unitarian Committee; Sen joined the Samaj much later in 1857 [t2][t3]. Therefore, Raja Ram Mohan Roy is the primary figure associated with its establishment [t7].

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  1. [1] https://gcwk.ac.in/econtent_portal/ec/admin/contents/91_P18HSC104_2020121408501316.pdf
  2. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keshub_Chandra_Sen
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