Question

    In the year ________ the Parmahansa Mandali was founded

    in Poona, Satara and other towns of Maharashtra. 
    A 1849 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 1809 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1829 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1839 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Paramahansa Mandali was founded in 1849 in Maharashtra. The founders of the Paramahansa Mandali—Dadoba Pandurang, Mehtaji Durgaram and others—began as a secret society that worked to reform Hindu religion and society in general. The ideology of the society was closely linked to that of the Manav Dharma Sabha.

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