❌ Org Founder : Modern History ❌

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

to propagate monotheistic Vedantic ideals and campaign against orthodox Hindu practices like idolatry, caste rigidities, precursor to Brahmo Sabha (1828)

1814

Haji Shariatullah

Founded in Faridpur district, East Bengal. influenced by Wahhabism during his time in Arabia for Hajj. Dudu Mian (son of Haji Shariatullah) radicalized the movement after 1840

1818

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Roy was involved in various efforts to spread education in India. In 1825, he founded the Vedanta coll

1828

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

 

1828

Radhakant Deb

1st protonationalist movement opposing Lord Bentinck's Sati ban Although ✅ Western & Women Education

1830

The associates of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, most notably Gauri Shankar Tarkabagish ( first president).

the first organized political association in Bengal (and arguably India.

1836

Dwarakanath Tagore

Soon renamed as Landholder's Society

1838

Debendranath Tagore

in Calcutta as a splinter group from Brahmo Samaj Promote Upanishadic Vedanta, counter missionary influence, preserve Hindu cultural identity Merger with Brahmo Sabha: 1843

1839

Balshastri Jambhekar

Father of Marathi Journalism. Darpan daily in 1832. Also founded Bombay Native General Library

1840s

George Thompson

to collect and disseminate information about the conditions of Indians and to secure their welfare

1843

Dadoba Pandurang Durgaram Mancharam Dinmani Shankar Dalpatrai

At Surat. Later started Paramhansa Sabha/ Mandali in 1849

1844

Dadoba Pandurang, Mehtaji Durgaram and others

Maharashtra, the founders reform Hindu religion and society in general.

1849

Shah Walliullah

IIn India, (1703–1762) was the primary intellectual inspiration — he wanted to harmonize the four schools of Muslim jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali) and stressed individual conscience in religion � His ideas were popularized by his son Shah Abdul Aziz and then politically weaponized by Syed Ahmad Barelvi of Rae Bareilly (1786–1831)

 

Vishnu Shastri Pandit

Professor Dhondo Keshav Karve was a pioneering social reformer who worked tirelessly for the upliftment of Hindu widows. He became the Secretary of the Widow Remarriage Association

1850s

SS Bengali. Naoroji Furdonji. Dadabhai Naoroji...

Restore purity of Zoroastrianism. Rast Goftar Journal.

1851

Radhakant Deb

Merging of landholders society 1838 & Bengal British India society 1843.

1851

rejection of idols, rituals associated with idolatry, and the priests who conducted these rituals. Stressing the importance and authority of Guru Nanak and the Adi Granth, he prohibited eating meat, drinking liquor, lying, cheating, using false weights,

1851

Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty A prominent merchant & activist

began as a branch of the British Indian Association (Calcutta). Local grievances, Torture Commission, Anti-Missionary. Short-lived (died out by late 1860s)

1852

Jagannath Shankar Sheth

Jejibbai - First President

1852

Tulsi Ram

(Shiv Dayal Saheb), a banker from Agra. The movement emphasizes belief in one supreme being, the importance of the guru, living a simple social life, and the idea that spiritual progress can be achieved without renouncing worldly life.

1861

Keshab Chandra Sen K. Sridharalu Naidu

. Naidu later visited Calcutta to study the Brahmo Samaj movement . renamed the Veda Samaj as Brahmo Samaj of Southern India in 1871.

1864

Keshab Chandra Sen

 

1866

Dadabhai Naoroji

Organised in London to discuss the Indian question and influence public in England to promote Indian welfare

1866

Atmaram Pandurang. Mahadev Govind Ranade ( Mentor)

Bombay. Emphasis on monotheism, women uplifment, caste discrimination ❌

1867

Mohammad Qasim Nanotavi and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi

Established at Darul Uloom, Deoband, Saharanpur district, United Provinces. founders were deeply impacted by the failure of the revolt of 1857

1866

Mahadev Govind Ranade Others

Bridge between the colonial government and the people by representing public grievances in a lawful manner.. ​

1870

Keshub Chandra Sen (Radical, cosmopolitan, included teachings from all religions).

Calcutta. Upliftment of social status of women. legalise brahmo type of marriage. ✅public opinion against child marriage

1870

Jyotiba Phule

Education + social rights for underprivileged groups; special focus on women/Dalits

1873

Sisir Kumar Ghosh

Sense of nationalism among the people

1875

Madame H.P. Blavatsky (Russian mystic) Colonel H.S. Olcott (American army office

Revivalist: Glorify ancient wisdom to build pride.. Annie Besant took over the leadership after Olcott's death in 1907.

1875

Surendranath Banerjee Anand Mohan Bose

Also known as Indian Association of Calcutta and the Indian Association. Later merged with INC in 1886. Civil Services Agitation (1877). It merged with the Indian National Congress in 1886.

1876

Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu

Widow Remarriage. Father of Telugu Renaissance

1878

Pandita Ramabai Saraswati

focus was on educational reforms for women, and Pandita Ramabai even pleaded before the English Education Commission, which influenced the introduction of medical education for women at Lady Dufferin College

1882

M.Veeraraghavachariar G. Subramania Iyer P. Anand Charlu

National issues, Constitutional reforms, Representation. It hosted the 3rd Session of the INC (1887) in Madras

1884

Bal Gangadhar Tilak Gopal Ganesh Agarkar with the help of M.G. Ranade

to promote nationalist education and holistic student development.

1884

Pherozshah Mehta KT Telang Badruddin Tyabji

Founded in response to Lytton 's reactionary policies and Ilbert bill controversy.

1885

Shiv Narayan Agnihotri ( 1850 - 1929)

at Lahore an erstwhile follower of Brahmo Samaj.

1887

Mahadev Govind Ranade Raghunath Rao.

social reform cell of the Indian National Congress. child marriage, polygamy, and kulinism

1887

Syed Ahmad Khan Raja Shiv Prasad Singh of Banaras

To oppose the Indian National Congress. Loyalty towards Britons.

1888

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

forms a sect of Islam which originated from India It was based on liberal principles.The movement spread Western liberal education among the Indian

1889

Pandita Ramabai Saraswati

to educate and support young Hindu widows

1889

Kandukuri Veeeesalingam Pantulu

Social purity movement, against Devdasi system and oppression of widows

1892

Ramabai Ranade

Under the parent organization National Social Conference

1904

Madan Mohan Malaviya

Opposed Damming of Ganga at Bhimgoda (Haridwar) Key Outcome : 1916 Agreement guaranteeing unfettered flow

1905

Gopal Krishna Gokhale with the help of M.G. Ranade

Bombay.

1905

Ashwini Kumar Dutta

Swadeshi consumption + boycott of foreign goods. Base area Barisal (Bengal).

1905

Dhondo Keshav Karve ✝️

Pune. Founded a Women's University

1908

Behramji Malabari Diwan Dayaram Gidumal

(Bombay). Social reform among Parsis/Hindus; care for the destitute.

1908

Ramabai Ranade (wife of Justice M.G. Ranade) and G.K. Devadhar (a member of the Servants of India Society).

focused on economic self-reliance for women.

1909

UN Mukherjee

 

1909

Sarla Devi chaudhurani

Calcutta. To bring together women of all castes and creeds together. First major Indian Women's Org.

1910

Narayan Malhar Joshi

to secure for the masses "better and reasonable conditions of life and work."

1911

Mannathu Padmanabhan

Social and educational reform in Kerala for which awarded Padma Bhushan

1915

Madan Mohan Malaviya

Previously known as Sarvadeshak Hindu Sabha Again changed to Akhil Bharat Hindu Association

1915

Annie Besant.

Tilak’s league: April 1916, founded at Belgaum; HQ in Poona; Annie Besant. Sept 1916, Madras (Chennai). Changed its name to Swaraj Sabha in 1920

1916

 

 

 

Annie Besant, Margaret Cousins, Dorothy Jinarajadasa (and others).

Annie Besant became the first President of WIA later on........Upliftment of Indian women annual conference were held.Journal Stri Dharma Adyar, Madras

1917

Gauri Shankar Mishra Indra Narayan Dviwedi

Founded February 1918, Lucknow.

1918

B.P. Wadia V.K Mudaliar

first organised industrial workers' union in India

1918

Baba Ramchandra

Radical leaders like Baba Ramchandra felt the old Sabha was too soft. They, along with Nehru, formed to launch a more direct struggle against landlords (Taluqdars).

1920

Surendranath Banerjea Tej Bahadur Sapru Srinivasa Sastri M.R. Jayakar

created as a response to the Congress's adoption of non-cooperation and the resolution on Swaraj during the Nagpur session of 1920 under Mahatma Gandhi's influence.

1920

Narayan Malhar Joshi Joseph Baptista Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Founded in Bombay; Lala Lajpat Rai (President). First General Secretary: Diwan Chaman Lall 1929 Nagpur Split N.M. Joshi leaves AITUC; Nehru presides

1920

Lady Aberdeen (ICW) and Lady Meherbai Tata.

Affiliate/representative of ICW Int Council of Women

1925

M.C. Rajah

formed at Nagpur during the All India Depressed Classes Leaders’ Conference. o Instead, M.C. Rajah of Madras was elected as the association’s first president. Ambedkar was chosen as one of the vice-presidents.

1926

Lady V. Thorburn, Margaret Cousins

With an egalitarian approach. "AIWC = 1927 Poona Women Conference" "Thorburn-Cousins = T-C 1927" (Founder duo + year)

1927

Chaired by Maharani Chimnabai Gaekwad

primarily focused on advocating for compulsory primary education for girls across British India..

1927

Latika Ghosh

at the instance of Subash Chandra Bose. The aim was to fight for freedom by mobilising cadres of women for political work.

1928

Sohan Singh Joshi

institutional successor to the Ghadar Party in Punjab The Naujawan Bharat Sabha (founded by Bhagat Singh in 1926) and the KKS worked in close cooperation

1928

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan,

"Servants of God" or Red Shirts, were a unique nonviolent movement in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)

1929

Mahatma Gandhi

later renamed the Harijan Sevak Sangh.weekly journal called "Harijan" on 11 February 1933 from Yerwada Jail

1932

Swami Sahajanand Saraswati

Lucknow session of INC .N. G. Ranga as Secretary adopted “Land to the Tiller” as one of its central slogans

1936

BR Ambedkar

 

1924

Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Sachindranath Sanyal, Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee, Sachindra Nath Bakshi. ​

Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi) → HRA renamed to HSRA.

1928

BR Ambedkar

 

1936

BR Ambedkar

 

1942

Basawan Singh (Sinha), Ashok Mehta, R.S. Ruikar, Mani Benkara, Shibnath Benerajee, R.K. Khedgikar, T.S. Ramanujam, VS Mathur, G.G. Mehta.

Mr. R.S. Ruikar was elected president and Ashok Mehta as its General Secretary

1948

BR Ambedkar

 

1956