Who among the following Freedom Fighter's founded "Indian Home Rule Society" in England ?

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The correct option is 1:

Shyamji Krishna Verma founded the "Indian Home Rule Society" in London in February 1905. The primary objective of this revolutionary organization was to promote the cause of self-rule (Home Rule) for India and to systematically carry on propaganda in Great Britain to generate sympathy for the Indian cause. The Society was instrumental in establishing India House, a hostel that served as a headquarters for Indian students and a center for nationalist activities in London. Verma, an ardent nationalist, utilized this platform to publish the monthly journal *The Indian Sociologist*, which advocated for complete independence. His efforts were crucial in organizing and channeling the anti-British sentiment among the Indian student community abroad, making him a pivotal figure in the early phase of the revolutionary movement outside India.

The incorrect option is 2: Raja Mahendra Pratap. Raja Mahendra Pratap was a revolutionary who is famous for establishing the first Provisional Government of India in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1915, during World War I, with himself as President. He was not the founder of the Indian Home Rule Society in London.

The incorrect option is 3: Colonel Olcott. Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, and one of the co-founders of the Theosophical Society in New York in 1875. While the Theosophical movement was influential in India, Olcott was not an Indian freedom fighter and had no direct role in founding the Indian Home Rule Society.

The incorrect option is 4: Ras Bihari Bose. Ras Bihari Bose was a leading revolutionary known for his role in the Delhi conspiracy case (1912) and later for organizing the Indian Independence League and the first Indian National Army (INA) in Southeast Asia, particularly in Japan. His revolutionary activities were focused in India and East Asia, not the founding of the Indian Home Rule Society in England.