Keshab Chandra Sen

Introduction: Keshab Chandra Sen was born in 1838 in a distinguished family of Calcutta. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 and became a whole time missionary in 1861.

Contributions: Keshab Chandra Sen brought to Brahmo Samaj a dynamic force which it had never possessed before.

• He was supposed to be more progressive in his religious outlook than Debendranath Tagore.
• He advocated female education, supported widow remarriage and denounced polygamy.
• At his request the Government of India passed the Civil Marriage Act of 1872.
• He took interest in temperance movement in Calcutta and brought public attention to this great social evil.
• His all India tours initiated the process of building a common platform for the people of different regions in India.