Veda Samaj
Veda Samaj was established by Keshab Chandra Sen and K. Sridharalu Naidu when the former visited Madras in 1864. K. Sridharalu Naidu later visited Calcutta to study the Brahmo Samaj movement and when he returned, he renamed the Veda Samaj as Brahmo Samaj of Southern India in 1871. He translated the books of Brahmo Dharma into Tamil and Telugu and undertook missionary tours to propagate the faith. However, Naidu’s untimely death in 1874 in an accident led to several schisms into this organization.
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Veda Samaj
Veda Samaj played a major role in social reforms of South India. The Samaj was founded by Sridharalu Naidu under the influence of Keshab Chandra Sen. In 1864, Bengal’s Brahma Samaj leader Keshab Chandra Sen visited Madras and the aftermath of this visit is the foundation of Veda Samaj on similar lines of Brahman Samaj. Later in 1871, Sridharalu Naidu changed the name of Veda Samaj to Brahma Samaj of Southern India. Veda Samaj was against polygamy, child marriages and supported widow remarriages. Sridharalu Naidu went to the extent of translating Brahmo dharma book into Tamil and Telugu. He propagated the objectives of Veda Samaj through tours. His untimely death in 1874 led to the weakening of the organization.
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