Social & Religious Reform (Set 1)

He studied at Sanskrit College, Calcutta, from 1829 to 1841, and the college conferred the ‘Vidyasagar’ title on him there.

He personally founded 35 girls’ schools in Bengal, often funding them from his own salary.

The Satyashodhak Samaj drew leadership from backward-class communities, aiming to promote social equality for Shudras and other lower castes.

The home initially served Brahmin widows specifically, a notable detail given Phule’s broader criticism of Brahminical caste privilege.

B.R. Ambedkar considered Phule one of his three principal influences and dedicated ‘Who Were the Shudras?’ to him.

Vivekananda opened his address at the 1893 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago with “Sisters and brothers of America,” drawing a spontaneous two-minute standing ovation.

Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission in Calcutta on 1 May 1897, dedicated to social service, education, and relief work.

The Government of India declared 12 January as National Youth Day in 1984; it has been observed every year since 1985.

Swami Vivekananda was the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, whom he met at Dakshineswar around 1881-82.

Ravishankar Maharaj devoted years to the rehabilitation and welfare of the Baraiya Koli and Patanvadiya Koli communities of coastal Gujarat.

The correct answer is Rashid Ahmad Gangohi. He worked closely with Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi to establish the seminary at Deoband in 1866.

Narayana Guru consecrated a Shiva idol at Aruvippuram in 1888, a role usually reserved for Brahmin priests alone. He then declared “one caste, one religion, one God for mankind.”

Fatima Sheikh taught alongside Savitribai Phule at their Pune schools, starting in 1848. Together they opened several more schools for girls by 1851.

Iyothee Thass founded the Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1891, holding its first conference in Ooty. 1898 and Madras instead mark his later Sakya Buddhist Society; 1925 and Erode is Periyar’s Self-Respect Movement; 1873 and Pune is Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj.

The Phules opened India’s first school for girls in Pune in 1848, years before founding the Satya Shodhak Samaj.

Sen founded the Tabernacle of New Dispensation and the Indian Reform Association, not the Calcutta Unitarian Committee.

The Calcutta Unitarian Committee was founded in 1821 by Rammohan Roy, Dwarkanath Tagore, and William Adam, before Sen was born.

Sen laid the foundation stone of the Tabernacle of New Dispensation on 24 January 1868.

The Indian Reform Association published Sulabh Samachar, a low-cost periodical meant to reach a wider readership.

Sen’s faction split from the original Brahmo Samaj and eventually formed the Brahmo Samaj of India.

The correct answer is untouchable readers. Vital-Vidhvansak, meaning “Destroyer of Ceremonial Pollution,” was the first monthly journal to target untouchable readers.

The correct answer is Destroyer of Ceremonial Pollution. Walangkar chose the name to directly target the caste system’s idea of ritual purity.