Statement 1: The Young Bengal Movement was started by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio in the 1820s and 1830s, centered around the Hindu College in Calcutta. Sisir Kumar Ghosh was a prominent nationalist leader and founder of the Anandabazar Patrika and the Indian League, but not the Young Bengal Movement. Statement 2: Prarthana Samaj was established in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1867, not 1865. It was founded by Atmaram Pandurang and others, inspired by the ideas of the Brahmo Samaj, focusing on monotheism and social reform.
Consider the following statements: Statement 1: Young Bengal Movement was started by Sisir Kumar Ghosh. Statement 2: Prarthna Samaj was established in Bombay in 1865.
Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2020 · Topic: Social Religious Movement (Prarthana Samaj, Young Bengal Movement, and Theosophical Society)
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Answer: B. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incor‐ rect
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