Which of the following pair (s) is/are correctly matched? Organization : Founder 1. Dharma Sabha : Raja Radhakant Deb 2. Tattvabodhini Sabha : Rabindranath Tagore 3. Brahmo Samaj of India : Rammohan Roy Select the correct answer using the codes given below: |ForumIAS

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A

Notes:

Dharma Sabha: The orthodox Hindu led by Raja Radhakant Deb organised the ‘Dharma Sabha’ with the object of countering the propaganda of BrahmoSamaj.

Tatvabodhini Sabha: Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore founded the Tatvabodhini Sabha in 1839 to propagate Rammohun Roy’s ideas. The Tatvabodhini Sabha and its organ the Tatvabodhini Patrika promoted a systematic study of India’s past in Bengali language and helped spread rational outlook.

Brahmo Samaj of India: Keshubsen and his followers broke away from Brahmo samaj in 1866 and established what was called the ‘Brahmo Samaj of India’.

Source: e-gyankosh

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