Which of the following religious revivalist organizations influenced Shahu Maharaj the most?

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Which of the following religious revivalist organizations influenced Shahu Maharaj the most?

Arya Samaj
Satyashodhak Samaj
Brahmo Samaj
Prarthana Samaj

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The Correct Answer is- Arya Samaj.

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Shahu Maharaj appreciated the work done by Arya Samaj.
He declared that "I am a member of Arya Samaj".
He had given Rajaram High School and Rajaram College to Arya Samaj for administrative purposes.
He had opened the Arya Samaj branch in Kolhapur in 1918.
He had also made a compulsion of teaching "Satyartha Prakash" in schools.

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Rajashri Shahu Maharaj-

He was born in 1874 in the Ghatge Maratha family, of Kagal village in Kolhapur.
He worked for the cause of the lower caste subjects in his state.
Primary education to all regardless of caste and creed was one of his most significant priorities.
Vedokta Controversy-When Brahmin priests of the royal family refused to perform the rites of non-Brahmins in accordance with the Vedic hymns, he took the daring step of removing the priests and appointing a young Maratha as the religious teacher of the non-Brahmins, with the title of Kshatra Jagadguru (the world teacher of the Kshatriyas).
The first Kshatra Jagadguru was Sadashiv Patil-Benadikar.
This was known as the Vedokta controversy.
He started Shahu Chhatrapati Weaving and Spinning Mill in 1906.
He established hostels for different ethnicities and religions, including Panchals, Devadnya, Nabhik, Shimpi, Dhor-Chambhar communities as well as for Muslims, Jains, and Christians.
Shahu made great efforts to abolish the concept of caste segregation and untouchability.
He introduced (perhaps the first known) reservation system in government jobs for untouchable castes.
In Nipani he established "Deccan Rayat Sanstha".
He legalized widow remarriage in 1917 and made efforts towards stopping child marriage.
He opened a branch of Satyashodhak Samaj in Kolhapur in 1920.
In 1920, Shahu introduced a law banning the devadasi Pratha, the practice of offering girls to God.
He was president of the 13th "All India Kurmi Kshatriya Conference" in Kanpur.
He has addressed the "Mangaon Conference of Untouchables" where he advised people to accept the leadership of B.R.Ambedkar.
He was president of "Arya Dharma Parishad" in Bhavnagar Gujrat in 1920.
The people who helped Shahu Maharaj were Keshavrao Thakare, Bhaskarrao Jadhav, Mukundrao Patil.
Cambridge University gave him an "L.L.D Degree".
Bhai Madhavrao Bagal had said, "He was King but a Democratic King".

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