Who among the following was the founder of the Young Bengal Movement ?
- A.Henry Vivian Derozio
- B.David Hare
- C.Dwarkanath Tagore
- D.Prasanna Kumar Tagore
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Henry Vivian Derozio. The Anglo-Indian teacher of Hindu College, Calcutta, inspired the radical student group known as Young Bengal in the late 1820s.
Derozio taught at Hindu College from 1826 to 1831. He urged his students to think freely, question authority and reject blind custom and superstition, and he was inspired by the French Revolution. His followers, the Derozians, attacked caste, idolatry and old social practices and supported women's rights and a free press. Derozio founded the Academic Association for debate. He was removed from the college in 1831 and died of cholera the same year, aged only twenty-two.
B is wrong because David Hare was a Scottish watchmaker who helped found Hindu College and many schools. C is wrong because Dwarkanath Tagore was an industrialist and the grandfather of Rabindranath Tagore. D is wrong because Prasanna Kumar Tagore was a lawyer and leader of the Landholders' Society.
Exam tip: Young Bengal Movement, Henry Vivian Derozio, Hindu College, Calcutta.
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