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The Academic Association was founded by?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Ram Mohan Roy
  2. Henry Vivian Derozio
  3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  4. S. N. Bannerjee

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Henry Vivian Derozio

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Henry Vivian Derozio šŸ“š Explanation: The Academic Association was a highly influential literary and debating society established in Calcutta in 1828 by the young radical thinker and teacher, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio. It served as a key platform for the brilliant students of Hindu College, known as the Young Bengal group, to freely discuss rationalism, liberty, and social reforms. It played a major role in the intellectual awakening of the Bengal Renaissance.