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Option 3 : Satyashodak Samaj- Maharashtra
Satyashodhak Samaj was a social reform society founded by Jyotiba Phule in Pune, Maharashtra, on 24 September 1873.
- It espoused a mission of education and increased social rights and political access for underprivileged groups, focusing especially on women, Shudras, and Dalits, in Maharashtra.
- In June 1873 Jotirao Phule wrote Gulamgiri, a scathing critique of the Brahmanical texts and the Shetji–Bhatji complex that had enslaved the minds and bodies of Shudras and Ati-Shudras.
- A few months later, on 24 September, a conference was organised where Phule proposed to form a common platform devoted to the cause of the downtrodden masses.
- After serious deliberation, the conference culminated to found an organisation that would revolutionise the Maharashtrian society for decades to come—the Satyshodhak Samaj (the Truthseekers’ Society).
- Satnami Andolan was founded by Saint Birbhan at Narnaul, Haryana in 1657.
- The Arya Samaj was established by Dayananda Saraswati in Mumbai on 10 April 1875. It is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief of the Vedas.
- Matua Mahasangha is a religious reformation movement that originated, around 1860 AD with a considerable number of adherents both in Bangladesh and in West Bengal of India.
Hence, Satyashodhak Samaj was founded in Maharashtra to fight against Caste discrimination.
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