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== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
The main activity of the ''Sabha'' was conducting discussion and debate sessions on monotheistic [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Vedanta|Vedantism]] and similar subjects. Weekly meetings used to be conducted in Ram Mohan Roy's garden-house in [[Maniktala]].<ref name=Pruthi2004 /> Most of these gatherings were informal and only a handful of Bengali intellects used to attend these meetings. It was not a formal organization, and there was | The main activity of the ''Sabha'' was conducting discussion and debate sessions on monotheistic [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Vedanta|Vedantism]] and similar subjects. Weekly meetings used to be conducted in Ram Mohan Roy's garden-house in [[Maniktala]].<ref name=Pruthi2004 /> Most of these gatherings were informal and only a handful of Bengali intellects used to attend these meetings. It was not a formal organization, and there was no membership registration procedure. However, the association intended to promote free and collective thinking. They also challenged and denounced orthodox religions.<ref name=Coward1987 /> | ||
== Notable participants == | == Notable participants == | ||