HISTORY
SOCIETY
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A. O. Hume
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Madam Blavatsky and Olcott
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Tilak and Gokhale
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Dr. Annie Besant
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Theosophical Society was founded by Madame H. P. Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott in New York in 1875. In 1882, the headquarters of the Society were established in Adyar, near Madras (now Chennai) in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1907, after the death of Colonel Olcott, Besant was made President of the Theosophical Society.
Detailed explanation-3: -The original society, then led by Henry Steel Olcott and Besant, is today based in Chennai, India, and is known as the Theosophical Society Adyar. Following the split, Besant devoted much of her energy not only to the society but also to India’s freedom and progress.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Theosophical Society was founded by Madam Blavatsky and H.S Olcott in United States and then founded the headquarters of the society in India in Adyar, near Madras.
Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. Theosophical Society was founded by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott. The Theosophical Society is an organization formed in the United States in 1875.