The 'Tattvabodhini Sabha' was established by
- A.Devendranath Tagore in 1839
- B.Keshab Chandra Sen in 1857
- C.Akshay Kumar Datta in 1850
- D.Dwarakanath Tagore in 1840
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Devendranath Tagore in 1839. Debendranath (Devendranath) Tagore founded the Tattvabodhini Sabha in Calcutta in 1839 to spread the monotheistic ideas of Raja Rammohan Roy and the study of the Upanishads. In 1843 he joined the Brahmo Samaj, and the Sabha's journal, the Tattvabodhini Patrika, edited by Akshay Kumar Datta, became a leading voice for rational thought in Bengali. The Sabha was later merged into the Brahmo Samaj in 1859. Option B is wrong because 1857 is the year Keshab Chandra Sen joined the Brahmo Samaj; he did not found the Sabha. Option C is wrong because Akshay Kumar Datta was the editor of the Sabha's journal, not its founder. Option D is wrong because Dwarakanath Tagore, Debendranath's father, was a businessman linked with the Landholders' Society of 1838. Exam tip: Rammohan Roy, Brahmo Sabha 1828; Debendranath Tagore, Tattvabodhini Sabha 1839; Keshab Sen, Brahmo Samaj of India 1866.
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