In 1873 who founded Satya Shodhak Samaj?

(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(B) Jyotiba Phule
(C) Shiv Nath Shastri
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer : Jyotiba Phule
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 1997, 40th BPSC (Pre) 1995
Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotiba Phule in 1873. He was born in 1827 as a gardener’s son. He operated a powerful movement of non-Brahmins. The main objectives of the Samaj were to redeem the Shudras and Ati-Shudras from the influence of Brahmanical scriptures and make them conscious of their human rights and liberate them from mental and religious slavery. He also wrote a book ‘Gulamgiri’ in 1872.
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