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GK QUESTION#2799

Which woman Sanskrit scholar received the title Pandita at a public meeting in Calcutta in 1878?

  1. ARokaya Sakhawat Hossain
  2. BRamabai SarasvatiCorrect answer
  3. CSarojini Naidu
  4. DRash Sundari Devi
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B. Ramabai Sarasvati

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Ramabai Sarasvati received the title Pandita in Calcutta in recognition of her learning. She later opened Sharada Sadan in Bombay in 1889 to educate girls and support women.

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