Indian Renaissance Indian Renaissance

Indian Renaissance  Indian Renaissance

            In the very early nineteenth century renaissance came to India. New life and a new thought began to be noticed. Old spirit and national ideas were revived. This renaissance is not to English but to Irish one. English Renaissance is marked by Christianity, Teatonised and Greek influence. As Ireland awakened her national spirit, spiritual force. India did the same.

            “The shaping of a new body of new philosophical, artistic, literary, cultural, political social forms by the same soul rejuveneseent was the type of the Indian Renaissance.” Beginning of education and study of western literature and publication of news papers are the chief causes of renaissance.

In a miserable time some of the events changed India. The battle of Plessey was fought in 1757. Revenue administration took place in 1772. Warren Hastings established the Calcutta Madras in 1781. Sir William Jones organized the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784. He and Sir Thomas Munro are prominent persons. They were called ‘Brahmianised Britons’ East India Company began to have commercial and political powers. Missionaries wanted religions domain. Divided India itself was in a miserable condition.

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