Correct Answer - Option 2 : Swami Dayananda Saraswati
The correct answer is Swami Dayananda Saraswati.
- Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas.
- Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in 1875 in Bombay.
- There are 10 principles related to Arya Samaj.
- The famous freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai was his disciple.
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati is known as the 'Grandfather of Indian Nation'.
- The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati - Mul Shankar.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy is known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'.
- He is also known as the 'Prophet of Indian Nationalism'.
- He started Atmiya Sabha in 1814 and Brahmo Samaj in 1828.
- He launched a movement for the abolition of Sati through his journals Sambad Kaumudi (1821) and Precepts of Jesus (1820).
- The Mughal emperor Akbar II gave the title 'Raja' to Ram Mohan Roy.
Atmaram Pandurang
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Prathana Samaj was founded by Atmaram Pandurang in Bombay in 1867.
- He was one of the two Indian co-founders of the Bombay Natural History Society.
- Atmaram Pandurang served briefly as sheriff of Bombay in 1879.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was an Indian educator and social reformer considered the 'Father of Bengali prose'.
- The contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar towards such issues, the Widow remarriage Act passed in 1856.
