Young Bengal Movement

Henry Vivian Derozio and the Young Bengal Movement

Henry Vivian Derozio was the founder of the Young Bengal Movement. He was born in Calcutta in 1809 and taught in the Hindu College, Calcutta. He died of cholera in 1833. His followers were known as the Derozians and their movement the Young Bengal Movement .They attacked old tradition s  and decadent customs. They also advocated women’s rights and their education.They founded associations and organized debates against idol worship, casteism and superstitions.