Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET June 2025 Political Science
'Samaj Samata Sangh' was founded by:
AJawaharlal Nehru
BPandita Ramabai
CV.D. Savarkar
DB.R. Ambedkar ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) B.R. Ambedkar — B.R. Ambedkar founded the Samaj Samata Sangh, so he is the answer.
Explanation
★B.R. Ambedkar founded the Samaj Samata Sangh, so he is the answer.
★He established it in 1927 as part of his campaign to promote social equality and fight caste discrimination.
★The Sangh worked to break down barriers between castes and to uplift the marginalised, especially the Dalits.
★It promoted inter-dining and inter-caste association as practical steps against untouchability.
★It belongs to the same phase as his Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha of 1924 and the Mahad Satyagraha of 1927.
★Nehru, Pandita Ramabai and Savarkar were reformers in other domains, but this body is Ambedkar's.
★His lifelong aim was the annihilation of caste and the securing of equality for all.
★Ambedkar founded the Independent Labour Party in 1936 and the All-India Scheduled Castes Federation in 1942.
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