Question
UPSC Prelims 2021 Question:
Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 3: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Detailed Solution
Explanation:
- As a result of the various efforts of the reformers, a number of administrative measures were adopted by the British government to improve the condition of women in the 1950s.
- One of them was the establishment of Bethune School. J.E.D Bethune founded Bethune School in 1949. Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar was the first Secretary of Bethune School. The movement had to face great difficulties. The young students were shouted at and abused and, sometimes, even their parents were subjected to social boycotts.
Therefore, option (3) is the correct answer.
Relevance: On September 26, 2020, all of India celebrated the 200th Birth anniversary of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Subject: History | Indian Renaissance and Reform Movements
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