HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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GK Gokhale
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Raj Ram Mohun Roy
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MM Malaviya
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Detailed explanation-1: -Option C Solution: Raj Ram Mohun Roy had been the first to emphasise the instruction in literature and science through the English Language was essential for building a modern India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rammohun wrote more significant pieces in English from 1816, when he published a short translation of the Hindu sacred text, the Vedanta, and followed it up with two Sanskrit Upanishads in English.
Detailed explanation-3: -Raja Ram Mohan Roy campaigned against the caste system, untouchability, superstitions and use of intoxicants. He attacked child marriage, polygamy, illiteracy of women and the degraded state of widows. He fought against the perceived ills of Hindu society at that time.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rabindranath Tagore said, “Raja Rammohan Roy inaugurated the modern age in India. He was the father of Indian Renaissance and the prophet of Indian nationalism.” One of his greatest achievements is the uplift of the position of women in India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation: In 1821, Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the Calcutta Unitarian Association. Apart from that in 1814, he established Atmiya Sabha.