What ideas of society did the Dharma Sabha project ?

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Modernisation and Secularisation are part of a set of modern ideas. How are the two processes linked ?

Dharma Sabha was formed as a counter movement. Countermovement is a movement that arises in defence of status-quo. When Raja Ram Mohan Roy organized the campaign against the evil practice of Sati and formed the Brahmo Samaj, the defenders Of Sati formed Dharma Samaj. They also filed a petition not to legislate against Sati. They were against the following ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy:

a. Education for girls.

b. Widow remarriage.

c. Enrolling the children of lower caste in school

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There was a close connection between the modernization and secularization. They were considered to be a part of the set of modern ideas. Modernization refers to the improvement in technology, production process, etc. This was the part of development taken by West Europe or North American countries. It assumes that local ties and parochial perspective give way to Universal commitment and Cosmopolitan attitude. It develops a scientific and rational approach. The concept of individualism is encouraged. The work is based on achievement and not on birth. Similarly, in western countries, modernization has paved the way for secularization. Secularisation is a process of decline in the influence of religion in the public sphere.