alleryWho led the staunch conservative Hindu opposition to the sati ban?
ARadhakanta Deb
BWilliam Carey
CRam Mohan Roy
DLord Dalhousie
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Radhakanta Deb
1. Some conservative Hindus saw the ban as interference in religion.
2. They were led by Radhakanta Deb and the Dharma Sabha.
3. Carey and Roy backed the ban; Dalhousie belongs to 1856.
_Source: Wikipedia, Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829, Lead section_
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