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''Brahmo'' (ব্রাহ্ম ''bramho'') literally means "one who worships [[Brahman]]", and ''Samaj'' (সমাজ ''shômaj'') mean "community of men".<ref>page 1 Chapter 1 Volume 1 ''History of the Brahmo Samaj'' by Sivanath Sastri, 1911, 1st edn. publisher R.Chatterji, Cornwallis St. Calcutta. NB: Sivanath Sastri, was also co-founder of the [[Sadharan Brahmo Samaj]]</ref>

 

On [[20 August]] [[1828]] the first assembly of the ''Brahmo Sabha'' (progenitor of the Brahmo Samaj) was held at the North Calcutta house of ''Feringhee'' Kamal Bose. This day is celebrated by [[Brahmo]]s as ''Bhadrotsab'' (ভাদ্রোৎসব ''Bhadrotshôb'' "[[Bhadro]] celebration").

<ref>"Socio-Religious Reform Movements in British India" By Kenneth W. Jones page 33-34, publ. 1989 Cambridge Univ. Press. ISBN 0521249864</ref><ref>"Modern Religious movements in India, J.N.Farquhar (1915)"</ref>