History • Modern IndiaHard
Which social reformer and visionary founded the 'Yoga Kshema Sabha' in 1908 to reform the orthodox practices and caste rigidities prevalent within the Namboothiri Brahmin community of Kerala?
A. V.T. Bhattathiripad✓ Correct Answer
B. Mannath Padmanabhan
C. Sahodaran Ayyappan
D. Vaghbhatananda
💡 Solution & Explanation
V.T. Bhattathiripad, along with other progressive Namboothiri youth, founded the Yoga Kshema Sabha in 1908 to eradicate regressive customs, child marriage, and orthodox seclusion within the Namboothiri community. Mannath Padmanabhan founded the Nair Service Society (NSS). Sahodaran Ayyappan founded Sahodara Sangham. Vaghbhatananda founded Atmavidya Sangham. The Yoga Kshema Sabha played a revolutionary role in modernizing upper-caste Hindu society in Malabar.
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