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The 'Young Bengal Movement' was started by:

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

Answer options

  1. Henry Vivian Derozio
  2. Raja Rammohan Roy
  3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  4. David Hare

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Henry Vivian Derozio

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (A) Henry Vivian Derozio šŸ“š Explanation: The Young Bengal Movement was a group of radical Bengali free-thinkers emerging from Hindu College, Calcutta. They were inspired by their teacher Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, who encouraged them to question all authority and tradition. The movement was characterized by its fierce support for rationalism and its attack on the social and religious customs of orthodox Hindu society. Derozio is often considered the first nationalist poet of modern India.