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Q50 (CAPF/2015) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Social reform movements Answer Verified

Who among the following were well known as champions of women’s education in colonial India ? 1. Sister Subbalaksmi 2. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain 3. Keshub Chandra Sen 4. Ananda Coomaraswamy Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Sister Subbalaksmi, Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, and Keshub Chandra Sen were prominent champions of women's education in colonial India. Sister Subbalaksmi was a renowned educationist who founded the Sarada Sadan to support widows and female education. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was a pioneer in Muslim women's education, founding the Sakhawat Memorial Girls' School and advocating for women's rights in various forums [1]. Keshub Chandra Sen, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, was instrumental in promoting female education and social reform; his daughter, Maharani Sucharu Devi, continued this legacy [2]. In contrast, Ananda Coomaraswamy was a celebrated art historian and philosopher known for his work on Indian art and aesthetics rather than being a primary champion of women's educational institutional reform. Therefore, options 1, 2, and 3 are correct.

Sources

  1. [1] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 5: Print Culture and the Modern World > Source E > p. 124
  2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 8: Socio-Religious Reform Movements: General Features > Direction of Social Reform > p. 199
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