Question

After the death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the activities of the Brahma Samaj were continued by ________
A. Devendranatha Tagore and Keshav Chandra Sen
B.DevendranathaTagore and Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar and Keshav Chandra Sen
D. Keshav Karve and Ganesh Agarkar

Answer 1

Hint:
Brahmo Samaj is the social aspect of Brahmoism, which started as a monotheistic reformist movement of the Hindu faith that originated during the Bengal Renaissance. It is practiced today mainly as the Adi Dharm after its eclipse in Bengal following the departure of the Tattwabodhini Sabha from its ranks in 1839.

Complete step by step solution:
- The revolution started at the meetings of Bengalis in Calcutta in 1828. Ram Mohan Roy founded Brahmo Sabha in 1828. Which was renamed Brahma Samaj by the next year.
- Brahma Samaj discarded Hindu rituals and followed those Christian traditions in her worship. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, he opposed polytheism, image worship, and the caste system.
- Debendranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore's father, was a key member of the Brahmo Sabha. He was active in the formation of Brahmo Samaj in 1843. Keshub Chunder Sen, a disciple of Tagore, entered Samaj in 1857, but he broke away in a formal schism in 1866.

Additional information: Raja Ram Mohan Roy is remembered for the role he played in removing the social evils of sati and child marriage in India, and for being a leading figure in educational reform, he held several prominent roles throughout his life as a pioneer in the country's first wave of reform. He served as a munshi in Murshidabad and later as an assistant to the British East India Company.


Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
 Brahmo Samaj, a theistic movement within Hinduism, was founded by Ram Mohan Roy in Calcutta in 1828. Together, Tagore and Sen continued the activities of Brahma Samaj after the death of Ram Mohan Roy. Tagore remained a more traditional Hindu, though Sen was drifting towards Christianity