Question

Who was the first president of Arya Samaj of Hyderabad?
A) Pandit Kamata Prasadji Misra
B) Madapati Hanumantha Rao
C) Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
D) M. Narsing Rao

Answer 1

Hint: The Arya Samaj ("Noble Society") is a monotheistic Hindu reform movement in India that advocates ideals and traditions founded on the Vedas' impartial authority. The Arya Samaj adheres to the belief that there is only one God and that idol worship is not acceptable.

Complete answer:
Keshav Rao Koratkar was born in 1867 at Purjal Village in his maternal grandfather's house to a Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin family. Santukarao, a Maharashtrian, had five sons, and he was one of them. Keshavraoji moved to his sister's house in Gulbarga when he was nine years old and began studying Urdu. He chose to practise law as a profession, passing both the law and the judiciary exams in 1889 and beginning his legal career in Hyderabad in 1896. His nomination as a High Court Judge for the state of Hyderabad was a highlight of his legal career.

In the year 1880, the Arya Samaj, an Indian Hindu reformist movement that resisted forced religious conversions, was established in the state of Hyderabad. It was first founded in the districts of Bihar and Bidar. The first President of the Arya Samaj in Hyderabad was Pandit Keshava Rao Koratkar, a true nationalist and lawyer who served until 1932.

Therefore, the correct answer is option (A) i.e, Pandit Kamta Prasadji Misra.

Note: The Arya Samaj failed when its members blamed recent developments such as foreign invasions by British or Muslim powers, as well as colonialism, for the deterioration of 'Bharat.' Most importantly, the Arya Samaj spared the same blunder that led to the Brahmo Samaj's initial chaos.