GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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Keshabchandra Sen
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Debendranath Tagore
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Shibnath Shastri
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Lokhitwadi
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Detailed explanation-1: -Veda Samaj was established by the efforts of Keshab Chandra Sen and K. Sridharalu Naidu in 1864 at Madras.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Veda Samaj was an extremely important social reform in the Southern India. The Samaj was established in Madras in the year 1864 mainly with the efforts of Sridharalu Naidu and Keshab Chandra Sen. The main philosophies of Veda Samaj were very similar to that of Brahmo Samaj, at least in their theistic principals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Established in Madras (Chennai) in 1864, the Veda Samaj was inspired by the Brahmo Samaj. It worked to abolish caste distinctions and promote widow remarriage and women’s education. Its members believed in one God. They condemned the superstitions and rituals of orthodox Hinduism. .