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Who among the following belonged to Serampore Mission ? 1. William Carey 2. Joshua Marshman 3. William Ward 4. David Hare Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Explanation
The Serampore Mission was established in 1799 by a group of pioneering English Baptist missionaries known as the 'Serampore Trio' [1]. This trio consisted of William Carey, Joshua Marshman, and William Ward [2]. William Carey, often called the 'Father of Modern Missions', arrived in Bengal in 1793, while Marshman and Ward joined him in 1799 [1]. Together, they founded Serampore College in 1818 and were instrumental in translating the Bible into various Indian languages and promoting education [1]. David Hare, while a contemporary philanthropist and educator in Calcutta who collaborated with figures like Raja Rammohan Roy to establish the Hindu College, was not a member of the Serampore Mission [3]. Therefore, only Carey, Marshman, and Ward (1, 2, and 3) belonged to the Serampore Mission.
Sources
- [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 19: Towards Modernity > 19.7 Christian Missionaries > p. 306
- [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serampore_Trio
- [3] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 7: Social and Cultural Awakening in the First Half of the 19th Century > MODERN INDIA > p. 126