Who among the following was the founder of Dharma Sabha?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is:(c) Radhakant Deb

Explanation:

• Radhakant Deb founded the Dharma Sabha in 1830 in Calcutta. It was a conservative Hindu organization formed to oppose the social reforms advocated by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, especially the abolition of Sati.

Information Booster:

• Dharma Sabha was created to preserve orthodox Hindu traditions.

• It strongly opposed the abolition of Sati by the British.

• The Sabha also resisted other reformist ideas like widow remarriage.

• Radhakant Deb was a Sanskrit scholar and influential landowner.

• It functioned as a reactionary body against reform movements like Brahmo Samaj.

• The Dharma Sabha submitted petitions against the Sati Regulation Act (1829).

Additional Information:

• Debendranath Tagore: Leader of Brahmo Samaj after Ram Mohan Roy, not linked to Dharma Sabha.

• Ram Mohan Roy: Founded Brahmo Samaj in 1828; campaigned for abolition of Sati, not Dharma Sabha.