INDIAN HISTORY

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Who is known as the Hindu Luther of Northern India during 19th century was?
A
Dayanand Saraswati
B
Radhakant Dev
C
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D
Keshav Chandra Sen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Who is often called as Hindu Luther of Northern India ? Notes: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a great 19th century Bengali scholar, reformer, writer and philanthropist, whose ideas remain relevant even in modern India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution Martin Luther of Hinduism was the nickname of Dayanand Saraswati. Dayanand Saraswati is the founder of Arya Samaj.

Detailed explanation-3: -The greatest contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar can be for his fervent push for the introduction of widow remarriage and girls education in Indian society. It is due to his efforts that the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act of 1856 was enacted.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian Martin Luther is Swami Dayanand Saraswati. On 12 February 1824, Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born in Gujarat. The Arya Samaj was founded by him.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar opened schools for girls and brought significant reforms in the education sector by bringing justice and equality for women through education. He brought social reforms to change the orthodox Hindu society from within.

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