1 History & Culture · 1.5.7 Social reform in Andhra

1.5.7.3 Brahmo Samaj in Andhra: Raghupati Venkataratnam Naidu

The Brahmo movement came to Andhra through Veeresalingam's Prarthana Samaj at Rajahmundry and grew strongest at Kakinada under Raghupati Venkataratnam Naidu, "Brahmarshi", who joined theism to moral and social reform through his Social Purity Association (1891).

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Key terms

  • Brahmo Samaj
  • Raja Rammohan Roy 1828
  • Debendranath Tagore
  • Keshab Chandra Sen
  • Veda Samaj 1864
  • Prarthana Samaj Rajahmundry 1878
  • Raghupati Venkataratnam Naidu
  • Brahmarshi
  • Social Purity Association 1891
  • Kakinada
  • Pithapuram Raja's College
  • Machilipatnam
  • anti-nautch
  • Theosophical Society
  • Adyar

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