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India’s first women’s organisation, Bharat Stree Mahamandal, __________ was founded by?
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India’s first women’s organisation, Bharat Stree Mahamandal, __________ was founded by?

A.

Annie Besant

B.

Sarala Devi Chaudhurani

C.

Sarojini Naidu

D.

Sabitribai Phule

Correct option is B

  • Bharat Stree Mahamandal (the Large Circle of Indian Women) was the first all India women’s association.
  • It was set up in 1910 by Sarala Devi Chaudhurani. The centre was formed in Lahore in November 1910 at a personal meeting of women.
  • It was decided to hold the opening meeting in Allahabad in December 1910 when many from different parts of India were expected to assemble there for the Congress session.

The most important feature of the inaugural session of the Bharat Stree Mahamandal:

  • It was presided over by Her Highness the Begum Sahiba of Janjira, a Muslim woman, and was graced by the presence of Her Highness the Nawab Begum of Bhopal, the only ruling princes of India and a Muslim woman as well.
  • The objective of Bharat Stree Mahamandal was the creation of an organization by means of which women of every race, creed, class and party in India may be brought together on the basis of their common interest in the moral and material progress of women in India; and in and through which organization they may work in association and in a spirit of mutual helpfulness for the progress of humanity that through her sex.

Other options explanation:

  • Annie Besant (née Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist and campaigner for Indian nationalism. She was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule.
  • Sarojini Naidu (born February 13, 1879, Hyderabad, India—died March 2, 1949, Lucknow) was a political activist, feminist, poet, and the first Indian woman to be president of the Indian National Congress and to be appointed an Indian state governor.
  • Savitribai Phule was an Indian social reformer, educationalist, and poet from Maharashtra. She is regarded as the first female teacher of India. Along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she played an important and vital role in improving women's rights in India. She is regarded as the mother of Indian feminism.

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