Previous Year Question

Satya Shodhak Samaj organised

a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar.

a temple-entry movement in Gujarat.

an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra.

a peasant movement in Punjab.

Correct Answer: C

Detailed Solution

Jyotirao Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in Pune, Maharashtra, in 1873.

The organisational roles were:

Jyotirao Phule: Founder and first President and Treasurer.

N. G. Kadlag: First Secretary.

Its principal objective was to make the Shudras and Ati-Shudras aware of their civil rights and free them from caste-based, religious and social oppression. The Samaj:

Opposed caste hierarchy and Brahmanical social domination.

Promoted education and social equality among disadvantaged communities.
Conducted marriages and other ceremonies without Brahmin priests.

Challenged ritualism and privileges determined by birth.

Its main sphere of activity was Maharashtra, and it developed as an anti-caste social movement.

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