Question

With reference to Tatvabodhini Sabha, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given is/are wrong?

1. It was founded by Abanindranath Tagore
2. It promoted rational thinking and outlook amongst the intellectuals.
3. It promoted a systematic study of India's past.
4. It was founded in Calcutta on 6 October 1859

• A. All
• B. i only
• C. ii only
• D. i, iv

Answer 1

Answer:

D. i, iv

The Tattwabodhini Sabha

• It was founded in Calcutta in 1839 as a splinter group of the Brahmo Samaj
• It was established by Debendranath Tagore, the father of Rabindranath Tagore.
• The main objective of the Sabha was to promote a more rational and humanist form of Hinduism based on the Vedanta, the Upanishads that form the last part of the Vedas. 
• It promoted rational thinking and outlook amongst the intellectuals.
• It also promoted a systematic study of India's past.
• In 1859, the Tattwabodhini Sabha merged back into the Brahmo Samaj under the leadership of Debendranath Tagore.