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The Prarthana Samaj had been established by ______.

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Atmaram Pandurang
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Swami Vivekananda
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MN Roy
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The correct option is B Atmaram Pandurang
The Prarthana Samaj was a Hindu reform society established in Bombay in the 1860s. It was founded in Maharashtra by Dr. Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 under the influence of Brahmo leader Keshab Chandra Sen. It propagated intercaste marriage, widow remarriage, inter-caste marriage and widow remarriage,etc

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