Consider the following:
1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee
2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
3. Indian Reform Association
Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
1. Statement 1 is incorrect. The Calcutta Unitarian Committee was associated with Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Dwarkanath Tagore, and William Adam, formed around 1823/1828, well before Keshab Chandra Sen's prominence. While Sen was influenced by Unitarian ideas, he did not establish this specific committee.
2. Statement 2 is correct. Keshab Chandra Sen established the Tabernacle of New Dispensation in 1868 as the place of worship for his faction, the Brahmo Samaj of India, after the first split in the Brahmo Samaj. The New Dispensation (Nava Vidhan) represented his syncretic religious outlook.
3. Statement 3 is correct. Keshab Chandra Sen founded the Indian Reform Association in 1870. The association aimed to promote social and moral reform, including areas like women's education, temperance, and advocating for legislative changes such as the Native Marriage Act of 1872 (Civil Marriage Act).
4. Therefore, Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of the Tabernacle of New Dispensation (2) and the Indian Reform Association (3).
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