Social religious reform movements in India By Ms. Seema Lal

Name- Seema Lal Subject- Social science Category- secondary classes (IX & X) Topic of e-lesson- Socio religious reform movements . Target group- VIII & X Classes.

Learning Objectives….. 1.To teach students about rise of series of religious and social reform movements. 2.To make them understand conditions which led to the rise of these movements. 3.To tell students how these movements led to reform of both- society and religions. 4.To help them learn key role played by the reformists to uplift the status of women.

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Social religious reform movements - Information .

Evils in Indian society

Varna system / Caste system

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Arya Samaj

Ramakrishna mission

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Mahadev Govinda Ranade

Annie Beasent &Theosophical society

Sir Syeed Ahmed Khan

Impact of movements / Limitations

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SOCIO RELIGIOUS REFORM MOVEMENTS

VARIOUS SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS REFORM MOVEMENTS AROSE AMONG ALL COMMUNITIES OF THE INDIAN PEOPLE . IN RELIGION ATTACKED BIGOTRY,SUPERSTITION&HOLD OF PRIESTLY CLASSES. IN SOCIAL LIFE AMIED AT ABOLITION OF CASTES,CHILD MARRIAGE & LEGAL & SOCIAL INEQUALITIES.

VARIOUS SOCIAL EVILS EXISTED DURING 18 TH CENTURY.

SEVERAL EVIL CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES HAD BECOME PART OF HINDU SOCIAL SYSTEM.

STATUS OF WOMEN DETERIORATED.

LIFE OF HINDUS WAS GOVERENED BY CASTE SYSTEM .

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A SYSTEM IN WHICH WOMAN WAS BURNED ON THE PYRE OF HER HUSBAND. SATI SYSTEM

CHILD MARRIAGE

NO EDUCATION TO GIRLS !

NO WIDOW REMARRIAGE

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VARNA SYSTEM KASHATRIYAS VAISYAS SUDRAS BRAHMANAS BACK TO IND

FOUND BRAHMO SAMAJ IN 1828 .

ABOLISHED SATI AND CHILDMARRIAGE .

ADVOCATED WIDOW REMARRIAGE.

CONDEMNED POLYTHEISM.

STOOD FOR MODERN EDUCATION FOR ALL.

RAJA RAM MOHANROY

HE PERSUADED GOVT. TO ABOLISH SATI & CHILD MARRIAGE.

STOOD FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND THE RIGHT TO PROPERTY TO WOMEN.

HE WAS AN INTERNATIONALIST & SUPPORTED CAUSE OF FREEDOM EVERY WHERE.

HIS SAMAJ WAS THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO REFORM HINDU SOCIETY.

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ARYA SAMAJ SWAMI DAYANAND

THE ARYA SAMAJ –1875

DAYANAND SARASWATI FOUNDED ARYA SAMAJ.

HE ATTACKED CHILD MARRIAGE.

HE WAS AGAINST IDOL WORSHIP.

BELIVED IN INFALLIBLITY OF VEDAS.

HE OPPOSED CASTE SYSTEM.

ADVOCATED EQUAL RIGHTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN.

NUMBER OF D.A.V SCHOOLS & COLLEGES WERE STARTED BY THE SAMAJ ALL OVER INDIA.

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RAMAKRISHNA MISSION

FOUNDED BY VIVEKANAND - DISCIPLE OF RAMAKRISHNA PARA- MHANSA.

HE ESTABLISHED THE MISSION & EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS .

UPLIFTED STATUS OF WOMEN .

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ISHWAR CHANDRA VIDYASAGAR-1820-91

WORKED FOR THE CAUSE OF EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN.

DUE TO HIS EFFORTS LEGAL OBSTACLES TO WIDOW REMARRIAGE WERE REMOVED BY A LAW IN 1856.

PROMOTED EDUCATION AMONG GIRLS & SET UP INSTITUTIONS FOR THEM .

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MAHADEV GOVINDA RANADE-1842-1901

WAS A SOUL OF THE INDIAN SOCIAL CONFERENCE-1887.

CAMPAIGNED FOR ABOLITION OF CASTE,INTERCASTE MARRIAGES

WIDOW REMARRIAGE,EDUCATION FOR WOMEN UPLIFTMENT OF LOWCASTES & HINDU MUSLIM- UNITY.

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ANNIE BESANT AND THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

WORKED FOR REVIVAL OF HINDUISM -ITS PHILOSOPHY& MODES OF WORSHIP.

HELPED IMPART INDIANS A SENSE OF PRIDE IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY.

FOUNDED THE CENTRAL HINDU COLLEGE .

ORGANISED HOMERULE MOVEMENT

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SYED AHMEDKHAN

.ESTABLISHED-MOHAMDEN – ANGLO- ORENTIAL COLLEGE. .INSISTED ON COOPERATION WITH BRITISHERS AND REFORMS AMONG MUSLIMS. .PERSUADED MUSLIMS TO RECEIVE MODERN EDUCATION. ALIGARH MOVEMENT SIR SYED AHMED KHAN BACK TO IND

Impact of reform movements.

EMANCIPATATION OF WOMEN.

WIDOW REMARRIAGE ACT IN 1856.

SATI &INFANTICIDE WERE BANNED.

MARRIAGEABLE AGE OF GIRLS WAS RAISED 1860.

EDUCATION TO GIRLS BEGAN.

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LIMITATIONS OF REFORM MOVEMENTS 1.THEY CONCERNED ONLY SMALL SECTIONS OF SOCIETY. 2. WORKED FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY. 3. FAILED TO EMPHASISE THAT COLONIAL RULE WAS INIMICAL TO THEIR INTEREST.

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