Socio-Religious Movements/Organisations - Founders

Socio-religious movements played a pivotal role in changing and modernising old age practices
which were discriminatory against particular groups, gender or section of society.

Below Table gives list of Socio-Religious Movement and their founders

Brahmo Samaj Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Prarthana Samaj Dr Atmaram Panduran

Arya Samaj Swami Dayanand Sawaswati

Theosophical Society Madame H P Blavatsky &

Col H S Olcott

Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekanand

Aligarh Movement Sir Syed Ahmed Khan & Others

Deoband Movement Muhammed Qasim Wanatavi & Rashid

Ahmed Gangoli

Missionaries of Charity Mother Teresa

Home Rule Movement Annie Besant & Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

People’s Union for Civil Liberties and Jaya Prakash Narayan

Democratic Rights

Chinmaya Mission Swami Chinmayananda

People’s Education Society Dr B.R.Ambedkar

Vishwa Bharti Rabindranath Tagore

Abhinav Bharat Veer Savarkar

Chipko Sunderlal Bahuguna

Narmada Bachao Medha Patkar

Servants of India Society G K Gokhale

Servants of People Society Lala Lajpat Rai

 Satyasodhak Samaj Jyotiba Phule

Servants of God or Khudai Khidmatgar Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Van Mahotsav K M Munshi

Bhoodan Movement Vinobha Bhave

Tattvabodhini Sabha Debendranath Tagore

Dadoba Pandurang Paramhansa Sabha

Seva Sadon Behramii M Malabari

Wahabi Movement Shah Walliulah

Ahmadiyya Movement Mirza Ghulam Ahmed

Self Respect Movement E V Ramaswami Naicker

International Movements/Organisations - Founders

Some of the most famous global movements which tried to bring in a positive change in society.

Below Table gives list of international organisations and their founders.

Amnesty International Peter Benenson

Lions Club Melvin Jones

Guides Lady Agnes Baden Powell

Scouts Baden Powell

Red Cross J H Dunant

Religious & Political Philosophies/Ideologies

Political philosophy is the study of fundamental questions about state, liberty, government,
justice, legal code etc. Religious philosophy is more concerned about nature and existence of
Gods.
The below table gives list of Religious and Political Philosophies

Philosophy Founders / Place of Origin

Vedic Philosophy India

Zoroastrianism Ancient Iran

Confucianism Confucius

Taoism Lao Tzu

Hellenistic Philosophy Ancient Greece

Platonism Plato

Modern Political Philosophy Machiavelli

Marxism Karl Marx

Fascism Italy

Nazism Germany

Liberalism John Locke