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“Lack of education lead to lack of wisdom, which leads to lack of morals, which leads to lack of progress, which leads to lack of money, which leads to the oppression of the lower classes. See what state of the society one lack of education can cause!”

Which social reformer said the above phrase?

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Raja Rammohan Roy
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Jyotiba Phule
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Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
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R.C. Bhandarkar
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The correct option is B Jyotiba Phule
Jyotiba Govindrao Phule, born in 1827 in Maharashtra, belonged to the Shudra class and sold vegetables and flowers for a living. His own experiences as a person belonging to a lower caste made him realise problems of caste discrimination and the hardships against women. Jyotiba Phule wrote radical works on caste discriminiation, need for education, and women's rights.

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