Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET August 2024 Political Science
Who organised the Abhinava Bharat, a secret society of revolution?
ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BV.D. Savarkar ✓ Correct
CAurobindo Ghosh
DPrafulla Chaki
Correct answer: (B) V.D. Savarkar — V.D. Savarkar organised the Abhinava Bharat Society, so he is the answer.
Explanation
★V.D. Savarkar organised the Abhinava Bharat Society, so he is the answer.
★He first founded it as the Mitra Mela in 1904 and renamed it Abhinava Bharat in 1906.
★The society aimed to achieve India's independence from British rule through armed revolution.
★It inspired many young revolutionaries and played a significant part in the freedom movement.
★Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a major nationalist leader but was not the founder of Abhinava Bharat.
★Aurobindo Ghosh was a nationalist and spiritual leader linked to different revolutionary circles in Bengal.
★Prafulla Chaki was a revolutionary of the Alipore Bomb Case, not the founder of this society.
★Savarkar opposed the demand for separate Muslim electorates and the partition of India.
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