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The young Bengalis were familiar with 'Young Italy'. They came to know about 'Young Italy' through the speeches of ____________.1. Surendranath Banerjee2. Rabindranath Tagore3. Swami Vivekananda4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Surendranath Banerjee

The Correct Answer is Surendranath Banerjee.

  • Young Italy was a political movement for Italian youth (under age 40) founded in 1831 by Giuseppe Mazzini.
  • Sir Surendranath Banerjee was one of the earliest Indian political leaders during British Rule.
  • He founded a nationalist organization called the Indian National Association, through which he led two sessions of the Indian National Conference in 1883 and 1885, along with Anandamohan Bose.
  • In 1814, he founded Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta to campaign against idolatry, caste rigidities, meaningless rituals and other social ills.
  • He was influenced by the writings of Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini.
  • He studied the writings of Mazzini in his stay in England (1874-1875) on Anandmohan's suggestion.

  • Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the prestigious Nobel Prize in 1913.
  • Swami Vivekananda was born Narendra Nath Datta, on 12th January 1863.
  • He was a monk and chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhansa.
  • He introduced Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the world stage during the late 19th century.
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on 22 May 1772 in an orthodox Brahman family at Radhanagar in Bengal.
  • In 1814, he founded Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta to campaign against idolatry, caste rigidities, meaningless rituals and other social ills.


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