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- 2. You are born into your class and you cant move up or down You can only be a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya if tour born twice, according to legend The rules vary from caste to caste Brahmin, Kshatriya, and Vaishya study the Vedas, while Shudras were not allowed to see or hear the Vedas If a law was broken higher classes had lighter punishment, while lower classes had more harsher punishments Caste Laws
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- 4. Kshatriya means roof, umbrella, dominion, power government Known as the warriors and kings The Kshatriya’s originated as the top of the pyramid. They were said to be from the hands of the Hindu god, Brahma. However when the Kshatriya's were out fighting, the Brahmins took over with there religious ways 2nd from the top of the pyramid Task is to preserve the caste bible 'Manusmriti.‘ In modern day, they work in government and politics There status symbol is two crossed swords in a shield Kshatriyas
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- 8. Jyotirao Govindrao Phule Jyotirao Govindrao Phule (11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890) was an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer and writer fromMaharashtra. His work extended to many fields including eradication of untouchability and the caste system, women's emancipation and the reform of Hindu family life. In September 1873, Phule, along with his followers, formed the Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Seekers of Truth) to attain equal rights for peasants and people from lower castes. Phule is regarded as an important figure of the Social Reform Movement in Maharashtra. He and his wife, Savitribai Phule, were pioneers of women's education in India. He is most known for his efforts to educate women and the lower castes. He opened the first school for girls in India in August 1848.
- 9. Narayana Guru Narayana Guru, also known as Sree Narayana Guru (c. 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a social reformer of India. He was born into a Kerala family in an era when people from such communities, which were regarded as Avarna, faced much social injustice in thecaste-ridden society of Kerala. He led a reform movement in Kerala, rejected casteism, and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and social equality. He stressed the need for the spiritual and social uplift of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. In the process, he denounced the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu cultural convention of caste.
- 10. Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu (16 April 1848 – 27 May 1919) was a social reformer, writer of Andhra Pradesh. He was one of the early social reformers who encouraged women education, remarriage of widows which was not supported by the society during his time and fought against dowry system. He also started a school in Dowlaiswaram in 1874. His novel Rajasekhara Charitramu is considered to be the first novel in Telugu literature . His autobiography is named Sweeya Charitramu.
- 11. Erode Venkata Ramasamy Erode Venkata Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar also referred as E. V. R. orThanthai Periyar , was an Indian social activist, freedom fighter and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. E.V. Ramasamy was born in Erode, Madras Presidency to a wealthy family. At a young age, he witnessed numerous incidents of caste and gender discrimination. E.V. Ramasamy married when he was 19, and had a daughter who lived for only 5 months. His first wife, Nagammai, died in 1933. E.V. Ramasamy married for a second time in July 1948.His second wife, Maniammai, continued E.V. Ramasamy's social work after his death in 1973, but his thoughts and ideas then were advocated by Dravidar Kazhagam.
- 12. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled", "venerable")applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa,is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father", "papa") in India. In common parlance in India he is often called Gandhiji. He is unofficially called the Father of the Nation
- 13. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), popularly known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, economist,politician and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist Movement and campaigned against social discrimination againstUntouchables (Dalits), while also supporting the rights of women and labour.He was Independent India's first law minister and the principal architect of the Constitution of India.Ambedkar was a prolific student, earning doctorates in economics from both Columbia University and the London School of Economics, and gained a reputation as a scholar for his research in law, economics and political science. In hisearlycareerhewasan economist, professor, and lawyer. His later life was marked by his political activities; he became involved in campaigning and negotiations for India's independence, publishing journals advocating political rights and social freedom for Dalits, and contributing significantly to the establishment of the state of India. In 1956 he converted to Buddhism, initiating mass conversions of Dalits.
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