Satyashodhak Samaj
Tested in 6 real MPSC questions across 1 year (2020–2020). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →
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What you need to know first
Caste system in 19th century Maharashtra
Real questions that test this
1889 मध्ये मुंबई येथे न्हाव्यांची सभा बोलावून त्यांना स्त्रियांच्या केशवपणापासून कोणी परावृत्त केले होते ? / In 1889, who called a meeting of barbers in Bombay and discouraged them from tonsuring women ?
1)न्यायमूर्ती रानडे / Justice Ranade
2)महर्षी धोंडो केशव कर्वे / Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve
3)महात्मा ज्योतिबा फुले / Mahatma Jyotiba Phule✓ Correct
4)महर्षी विठ्ठल रामजी शिंदे / Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule organized a strike of barbers in 1889 to stop the customary tonsuring of widows, a progressive social reform step.