Consider the following statements with reference to the women's organizations:

1. Sarla Devi Chaudhurani was the founder of the Bharat Stree Mahamandal.

2. Ramabai Ranade founded the Arya Mahila Samaj.

3. Pandita Ramabai Saraswati founded the Ladies Social Conference.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Solution

● Statement 1 is correct: In 1910, Sarla Devi Chaudhurani convened the first meeting of the Bharat Stree Mahamandal in Allahabad. It was the first major Indian women’s organization founded by a lady, its objectives included promotion of education for ladies, abolition of the purdah system, and improvement within the socio-economic and political status of girls all over India. ● Statement 2 is incorrect: Ramabai Ranade founded the Ladies Social Conference (Bharat Mahila Parishad), under the parent organization National Social Conference, in 1904 in Bombay. Ramabai Ranade was a pioneer of the prominent modern women's movement in India and outside. She was the founder and president of the "Seva Sadan", which was one of most successful of all Indian women's institutions and was attended by thousands of women. ● Statement 3 is incorrect: Pandita Ramabai Saraswati founded the Arya Mahila Samaj to serve the cause of women. She pleaded for improvement within the educational syllabus of Indian women before the English Education Commission, which was mentioned to Queen Victoria. This resulted in medical education for women which started as Lady Dufferin College. Later, Ramabai Ranade established a branch of Arya Mahila Samaj in Bombay.