Brahmo Samaj
The word Brahmo is an adjective form of the word Brahman, the God of the Upanisads and the Vedanta philosophy. Samaj is a noun meaning ‘society’. Therefore Brahmo Samaj means ‘Society of God/Brahman’. Brahmo Samaj was founded in Calcutta by Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833) who used to help Serampore missionaries in translation of the Bible […]