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Who started the institution the 'Depressed Classes Mission' for the progress of the Dalits?
Who started the institution the 'Depressed Classes Mission' for the progress of the Dalits?
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The correct option is B Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde
Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde devoted
his life to religious and social reforms. He continued his missionary work for
the Prarthana Samaj. His efforts were devoted mainly to the removal of
untouchability in India. In 1905 he established a night school for the children
of untouchables in Pune, and in 1906 he established the Depressed Classes
Mission in Mumbai (Bombay). In 1922 the mission’s Ahalyashram building was
competed at Pune. In 1917 he succeeded in getting the Indian National Congress
to pass a resolution condemning the practice of untouchability.
Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde devoted his life to religious and social reforms. He continued his missionary work for the Prarthana Samaj. His efforts were devoted mainly to the removal of untouchability in India. In 1905 he established a night school for the children of untouchables in Pune, and in 1906 he established the Depressed Classes Mission in Mumbai (Bombay). In 1922 the mission’s Ahalyashram building was competed at Pune. In 1917 he succeeded in getting the Indian National Congress to pass a resolution condemning the practice of untouchability.
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