Modern India

Prarthana Samaj

English

PeriodFounded 1867, Maharashtra Exam importanceMedium

A Hindu reform society founded in Maharashtra by Atmaram Pandurang in 1867, emphasising social reform — particularly caste reform and women’s education — even more directly than the Brahmo Samaj it was influenced by.

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