Belur Math was founded by which of the following social reformers in British India?

Question

Belur Math was founded by which of the following social reformers in British India?

1. A. KT Telang
2. B. Swami Vivekanand (Correct answer)
3. C. VN Mandlik
4. D. RG Bhandarkar

Correct Answer

Option B — Swami Vivekanand

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Swami Vivekanand.

Key Points

• Belur Math, near Kolkata, was founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897.
• It is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.

Additional Information

• Belur Math on the west bank of the Hooghly was founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897 and is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission.
• Its temple is deliberately designed to combine Hindu, Islamic, Buddhist and Christian architectural motifs, expressing the movement's universalism.
• Vivekananda (Narendranath Datta) was the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and addressed the World's Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893.
• His birthday, 12 January, is observed as National Youth Day.