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Who is credited with starting the Bengal Renaissance?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Mahatma Gandhi

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy is credited with starting the Bengal Renaissance by advocating for social reforms and modernization. Option "Swami Vivekananda" was an important reformer, but the Renaissance started with Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Option "Rabindranath Tagore" was a literary figure and Nobel laureate but not the starting point of the Renaissance. Option "Mahatma Gandhi" was a key figure in India’s freedom struggle, but not in the Bengal Renaissance.

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