40ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995
In 1873 who founded Satyashodhak Samaj?
aGopal Krishna Gokhale
bJyotiba Phule✓ Correct
cShiv Nath Shastri
dNone of the above
Explanation
In 1873, the Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotiba Phule. He led a powerful non-Brahmin movement. Through his book ‘Gulamgiri’ (1873) and his organisation ‘Satyashodhak Samaj’, he stressed the need to protect the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmins and their self-serving religious texts.
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