The Delhi Brotherhood Society has its origin from the Cambridge Brotherhood, where as small number of English priests set out to Delhi in 1887 with the aim of promoting higher education. They set out for India from Cambridge in England under the inspiration of Bishop Brooke Foss Westcott in 1877. Being academicians their intention was to start an educational institution. This they did at delhi and St. Stephen’s College was established in 1881, which became known asthe “Star of the East”.
The members of the Brotherhood take a life vow to remain single without marriage whole life to serve the poor and under privileged. Since 1887, they have been involved in education program, vocational programme & health care programme for the poor, marginalized and weaker section.
One of its members, C.F. Andrews had earned the distinction of involving himself in trade union activities and in the independence movement of India. A close associate of, Mahatma Gandhi the Father of the Nation, the Mahatma honored Andrews with the title of Deenabandhu.