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Raja Rammohan Roy organized a historic agitation against the |
A. | Caste system |
B. | Evil custom of sati |
C. | Degrading position of women in society |
D. | Practice of superfluous religious rituals |
Answer» B. Evil custom of sati | |
Explanation: The best example of his life-long crusade against social evils was the historic agitation he organized against the inhuman custom of women becoming Sati. When the orthodox Hindus petitioned to Parliament to withhold its approval of Bentinck's action ofbanning the rite of Sati, he organized a counter- petition of enlightened Hindus in favour of Bentinck's action. |
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