Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Henry Vivian Derozio
The correct answer is Henry Vivian Derozio. - The leader and inspiration behind the Young Bengal Movement were the young Anglo-Indian Henry Vivian Derozio.
- A radical trend arose among the Bengali intellectuals during the late 1820s and the 1830s.
- This trend was more modern than Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s ideology and is known as the “Young Bengal Movement.”
- Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was an Indian poet from the 19th century. He was also the assistant headmaster of ‘Hindu College’ in Kolkata.
- He is the influencer of the social movement called ‘Bengal Renaissance’.
| Jyotirao Phule | - Jyotirao Phule was one of the most vocal amongst the ‘Low-Caste’ leaders.
- Phule found an association based on caste equality which is known as "The Satyashodhak Samaj".
| | Mangal Pandey | - Mangal Pandey belonged to the Bengal Native Infantry of the East India Company.
- The fat of pig and cow were used in the cartridges triggered Mangal Pandey’s anger towards the British.
- He was hanged to death for attacking his officers in Barrackpore, and 29th March 1857
| | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar | - He was a philosopher, academic educator, writer, translator, printer, publisher, entrepreneur, reformer, and philanthropist.
- He introduced the practice of widow remarriage and pushed for the Widow Remarriage Act XV of 1856.
- He reconstructed the Bengali alphabet called 'Borno Porichoy' (Character Identification) and reformed Bengali typography into an alphabet (actually abugida) of twelve vowels and forty consonants.
- He received the title of 'Vidyasagar' which means Ocean of Knowledge from Sanskrit College, Calcutta, due to his excellent performance in Sanskrit studies and philosophy.
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