Satya Shodhak Samaj organized

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

(a) a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar.

(b) a temple-entry movement in Gujarat.

(c) an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra.

(d) a peasant movement in Punjab.


Answer: (c)

Explanation:

  • The Satya Shodhak Samaj, established on September 24, 1873, in Pune, Maharashtra, was an anti-caste movement initiated by Jyotirao Phule.
  • The primary objective of this movement was to emancipate the so-called ‘lower castes’ from the unjust treatment and subjugation they faced.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

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