Question

Select all the correct statements about the Young Bengal Movement:

1. The movement was started by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.
2. The Young Bengal Movement emerged from Hindu College, Calcutta
3. Young Bengal Movement classical economics and took inspiration from Jeremy Bentham, Adam Smith, and David Ricardo
4. They were inspired by the spirit of free thought and a revolt against the existing social and religious structure of Hindu society

• A. None of these
• B. iv only correct
• C. All are correct
• D. ii only correct

Answer 1

Answer:

C. All are correct

Young Bengal Movement 

• Young Bengal, also known as the Derozians, was a group of Bengali free thinkers who emerged from Hindu College in Calcutta.
• The movement was started by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio who was  appointed as a teacher of English literature and History at the College
• They were inspired by the spirit of free thought and a revolt against the existing social and religious structure of Hindu society.
• Young Bengal also followed classical economics and was composed of free traders who took inspiration from Jeremy Bentham, Adam Smith, and David Ricardo
• However, the Young Bengal Movement did not have a long-lasting impact.
• Derozio was removed from Hindu College in 1831 due to radicalism, and the prevailing social conditions were not conducive to the adoption of radical ideas.