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Who started the Young Bengal Movement? How did it contribute towards socio-religious reforms?

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Henry Louis Vivian Derozio started Young Bengal Movement. He ridiculed existing social customs and traditions like the caste system, debated the existence of god, defied social and religious conventions and demanded the freedom of thought and education for women.

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