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1 Keshab Chander Sen :- He was an Indian Bengali Hindu philosopher and social reformer who attempted to incorporate Christian theology within the framework of Hindu thought.He was born on 19th November 1838 in Kolkata. He was a descendant of the medieval Sena kings of Bengal. He was so influenced by the ideas of Brahmo Samaj that he joined the Calcutta Brahmo Samaj in 1857. At the age of 19, Keshab Chandra Sen started social work by establishing an evening school for adults. He used the medium of Press to spread social consciousness and development.  he started a fortnightly journal ‘Indian Mirror‘ Keshab Chandra Sen was associated with many revolutionary programs of social reform like liberation of women from the social bindings, education of women and the poor workers, eradication of social evils like untouchability and casteism, spread of vernacular and various charitable works for the oppressed people. He took the initiative to introduce legislation to curb polyga...