Who helped establish Hindu College, Calcutta? – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2009
In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who established Hindu College at Calcutta?
- Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Keshab Chandra Sen
- Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation
Option (d) is correct
- The establishment of Hindu College (later Presidency College) in Calcutta by David Hare and the Bengali elite promoted secular education among Indians. Hindu College was India’s first Western-style secular college. Raja Rammohan Roy helped David Hare in establishing a Hindu college.
Answer: (d) Raja Rammohan Roy
