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When and by whom was Satya Shodhak Samaj founded? What did it endeavour to?
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Jyotiba Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873 to mitigate the distress and sufferings of dalits and women. The Samaj opposed idolatry and denounced the caste system, campaigned for spread of rational thinking and rejected the need for priests.
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