History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2013 History
Veda Samaj, founded under the initiative of Keshab Chandra Sen in 1864 in Madras, was renamed the Brahmo Samaj of South India in 1871 by:
ASir R. Venkataratnam Naidu
BRajagopala Naidu
CSubbarayalu Chetti
DK. Sreedharalu Naidu ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) K. Sreedharalu Naidu — K. Sreedharalu Naidu renamed it, so the answer is K. Sreedharalu Naidu.
Explanation
★K. Sreedharalu Naidu renamed it, so the answer is K. Sreedharalu Naidu.
★The Veda Samaj was set up when Keshab Chandra Sen visited Madras in 1864.
★K. Sreedharalu Naidu later went to Calcutta to study the Brahmo Samaj movement.
★On his return he reshaped the Veda Samaj along Brahmo lines.
★In 1871 he renamed it the Brahmo Samaj of Southern India.
★It worked for religious and social reform in the south.
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