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In the context of the 19th-century socio-religious reform movements in Gujarat, who founded the 'Satya Shodhak Samaj' branch in Gujarat or played a pioneering role through the 'Buddhi Vardhak Sabha' alongside Dadabhai Naoroji to promote female education and social enlightenment?

A. Karsandas Mulji
B. Mahipatram Rupram Nilkanth
C. Durgaram Manchharam
D. All of the above✓ Correct Answer

💡 Solution & Explanation

Reformers like Durgaram Manchharam (founder of Manav Dharma Sabha in 1844), Karsandas Mulji (founder of Satya Prakash and champion of widow remarriage and Satya Samaj), and Mahipatram Rupram Nilkanth were core leaders of social reform in 19th-century Gujarat, while Buddhi Vardhak Sabha was co-founded by Dadabhai Naoroji and Karsandas Mulji.

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