alleryWho started the Brahmo Samaj at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 along with Dwarkanath Tagore?
ADebendranath Tagore
BSwami Dayanand Saraswati
CKeshub Chandra Sen
DRaja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1. The Brahmo Samaj began in Calcutta on 20 August 1828.
2. Its founders were Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Dwarkanath Tagore.
3. Dayanand founded the Arya Samaj, while Keshub Sen and Debendranath Tagore led it later.
_Source: Wikipedia, Brahmo Samaj, Lead section_
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