GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INDIAN HISTORY

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Veda Samaj founded under the initiative of Kesab Chandra Sen in 1864 in Madras was renamed as the Brahmo Samaj of South India in 1871 by
A
Sir R. Venkataratnam Naidu
B
Rajagopala Naidu
C
Subbarayala Chetti
D
K. Sreedharalu Naidu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Veda Samaj was established by Keshab Chandra Sen and K. Sridharalu Naidu when the former visited Madras in 1864. K. Sridharalu Naidu later visited Calcutta to study the Brahmo Samaj movement and when he returned, he renamed the Veda Samaj as Brahmo Samaj of Southern India in 1871.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Hindu Epic Mahabharata, the creation of Vedas is credited to Brahma.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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