HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Focused mainly on teachings of Upanishads and Vedas
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Popularized the saying” for our own motherland a junction of both Hinduism and Islam is necessary”
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Though a religious body never considered itself as a sect of Hinduism
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Worked for the upliftment of depressed classes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The society was founded near Calcutta (now Kolkata) by Vivekananda in 1897 with a twofold purpose: to spread the teachings of Vedanta as embodied in the life of the Hindu saint Ramakrishna (1836–86) and to improve the social conditions of the Indian people.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ramakrishna mission worked to help the poor, improve the conditions of women, and fight against untouchability and superstition and to overhaul the education system.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ramakrishna Mission is a non-profit organization that works in the areas of value-based education, culture, health, women’s empowerment, youth and tribal welfare, as well as relief and rehabilitation. In 1899, he founded the Belur Math, which became his permanent residence.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sri Ramakrishna came into contact with several leaders and members of Brahmo Samaj and exerted much influence on them. His teaching on harmony of religions attracted people belonging to different denominations, and Dakshineswar became a veritable Parliament of Religions.