Who Started the Young Bengal Movement?

Answer: The young Bengal was an assembly of the free thinkers of Bengal evolving from the Hindu College, Calcutta and they were also called Derozians, after their agitator teacher at Hindu College, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.

The founder of the Young Bengal movement was Henry Vivian Derozio, who was born in 1809 in Calcutta and was a teacher in Hindu College, Calcutta and died due to cholera in 1833. They criticized old traditions and depraved customs. 

They were also known for advocating the rights of women and their education. They also formed associations and arranged debates in opposition to casteism, idol worship, and superstitions.

But the Derozians failed to get highly impactful in the long term and were removed from the Hindu college in 1831 due to radicalism.