Who was the founder of the Arya Mahila Samaj in the early 1880s?
(A) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Ramabai Ranade
(D) Pandita Ramabai
Correct Answer : Pandita Ramabai
Question Asked : SSC Junior Engineer (Civil) Exam 2018
Explanation: Pandita Ramabai, who converted to Christianity, was a tireless champion of women’s emancipation. Because of her fluency in Sanskrit, just one among several languages that Ramabai knew, she has conferred the title of Pandita. In 1882, she established the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune for women’s education followed by the Sharada Sadan in 1899.
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