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Who founded the innovative school Shantiniketan in 1901 near Kolkata?
ADr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
BRabindranath Tagore
CMahatma Gandhi
DSwami Vivekananda
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Rabindranath Tagore
1. The chapter on Indian Educational Thinkers begins with Rabindranath Tagore.
2. It records Shantiniketan School was established in 1901 in Bolpur Village near Kolkata.
3. The school was founded to implement Tagore's own educational thoughts.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII Education, Ch 1 "Indian Educational Thinkers", §1.1.2 ¶1_
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