🏛️ History & Art-CultureUPSC 2005British Policies in India

Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?

aAnnie Besant
bA.O. Hume
cMichael Madhusudan Dutt
dR. Palme Dutt
✓ Correct answer: a) Annie Besant
ExplanationFabianism is a socialist movement that advocates for gradual reforms through parliamentary means, as opposed to revolutionary methods.It was developed by the Fabian Society in the UK, where ideas of democratic socialism were promoted.Annie Besant was a prominent member of the Fabian Society and played a key role in advocating for Fabian principles, which aimed at social reform and the creation of a welfare state.Her efforts were crucial in spreading the ideas of Fabianism through her writings and political activism.Annie Besant popularized the Theosophical Society in among Indians.Through her constant efforts and generous contributions from a few wealthy Indians, she opened the Central Hindu College at Benares in 1898, with Dr. Arthur Richardson as its principal.263

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