This document provides brief profiles of several prominent social reformers from India who fought against social evils like sati, child marriage, and casteism. It mentions reformers such as Dayanand Saraswati, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda, Vinoba Bhave, Kiran Bedi, Medha Patkar, Shanta Sinha, Baba Amte, Jyotiba Phule, Shahu Chhatrapati, Sri Narayana Guru, and others who worked to promote social justice and equality in India. The document consists of short paragraphs describing each reformer's contributions.

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2. INTRODUCTION :-INTRODUCTION :-India has produced numerous social
reformers who have played a significant
role in making India a more progressive
and forward looking country. These
social reformers have fought against
several social evils such as Sati, widow
remarriage, child marriage, casteism.
Here is a brief profile of famous Indian
social reformers.

3. Some Social Reformers ofSome Social Reformers of
India :-India :-
 Dayanand Saraswati
 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
 Ramakrishna Paramhansa
 Swami Vivekananda
 Vinoba Bhave
 Kiran Bedi
 Medha Patkar
 Shanta Sinha
 Baba Amte
 Jyotiba Phule
 Shahu Chhatrapati

4. Dayanand SaraswatiDayanand Saraswati
:-:-
Dayanand Saraswati was one
of the most radical socio-
religious reformers in the
history of India. Swami
Dayanand Saraswati was the
founder of Arya Samaj and
propagated egalitarian
approach of the Vedas at a

5. Raja Ram MohanRaja Ram Mohan
Roy :-Roy :-
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is
known as the 'Maker of
Modern India'. He was the
founder of the Brahmo Samaj,
one of the first Indian socio-
religious reform movements.
He played a major role in
abolishing the role of Sati. Raja
Rammohan Roy was a great

6. RamakrishnaRamakrishna
Paramhansa :-Paramhansa :-
Ramakrishna
Paramhansa was one of
the foremost Hindu
spiritual leaders of the
country. His teachings
are still deeply revered
by the people. He also
played a key role in the

7. Swami Vivekananda :-Swami Vivekananda :-
Swami Vivekananda was one of the
most influential spiritual leaders of
Vedanta philosophy. He was the chief
disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa
and was the founder of Ramakrishna
Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Swami
Vivekananda was the living
embodiment of sacrifice and

8. Vinoba Bhave :-Vinoba Bhave :-
Vinobha Bhave’s original
name was Vinayak Narahari
Bhave. He was born in a
Brahmin family on
September 11, 1895 at the
village of Gagoda in Kolaba
district of Maharashtra. He
was greatly influenced by

9. Kiran Bedi :-Kiran Bedi :-
Kiran Bedi is truly an icon
of heroism. She was the
first Indian woman to join
the Indian Police Services.
She was born on June 9,
1949 at Amritsar in Punjab.
She is one of the most
renowned police officers,

10. Medha Patkar :-Medha Patkar :-
Medha Patkar is a well
known social activist of
India. She was born on 1st
December in the year 1954.
Prior to becoming a social
reformer, she completed
her M.A. in Social Work
from Tata Institute of Social
Sciences (TISS).She left Ph.

11. ShantaShanta SinhaSinha :-:-
Shanta Sinha, the Ramon
Magsaysay award winner,
has recently been
appointed for the post of
chairperson of the National
Commission for Protection
of Child Rights. She is the
founder secretary trustee
of the Mamidipudi

12. Baba Amte :-Baba Amte :-
Baba Amte is one of the
greatest social
reformers India's ever
had. He gave his
lucrative career as
barrister for social
service. He was so great

13. Jyotiba Phule :-Jyotiba Phule :-
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, who
was a prominent activist,
thinker and social reformer
from the Indian state of
Maharashtra during the 19th
century, was also famous by
the name of Mahatma Jyotiba
Phule. During his time, he
tried bringing in positive

14. Shahu Chhatrapati :-Shahu Chhatrapati :-
Shahu Chhatrapati was the
Maharaja or the king of the
Indian princely state of
Kolhapur. Also known by the
name of Rajarshi Shahu, he
was known to be a great
social reformer of his time.
Shahu Chhatrapati was born

15. Sri Narayana Guru :-Sri Narayana Guru :-
Sri Narayana Guru
was social reformer of
India . The Guru was
born into an Ezhava
family, in an era when
people from backward
communities like the

16. Balshastri JambhekarBalshastri Jambhekar
Best known as the "Father of Marathi
Journalism", Balshastri Jambhekar is
renowned for his contributions in the
field of print media and social awareness.
He was one of those social activists who
made continuous effort in generating
useful and healthy consciousness amongst
the common masses and attempted to
educate the uneducated.

17. Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the name that
the world identifies with the rise of the state
of Bengal in India, was, undoubtedly, one of
the most learned men that the world has
ever witnessed. It was with his vast store of
knowledge that Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
brought about a revolution in Bengal at a
time when the state was completely in a
dilapidated condition

18. Shriram Sharma Acharya Shriram Sharma Acharya
Globally acknowledged as a Brahmarshi,
Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya was an
eminent seer, sage, and saint of imminent
emergence of the golden era of peace,
goodwill, harmony, and understanding
amongst all humanity races. He was a
celebrated figure known for transforming
the significance of Gayatri Mahamantra

19. Sahajanand SaraswatiSahajanand Saraswati
Sahajanand Saraswati was a freedom
fighter who just also happened to be an
ascetic interested in political, social and
economic reforms. Swami Sahajanand's
social and political activities began in the
province of Bihar but spread far and wide
to gain considerable momentum. He was
an exceptional scholar in Sanskrit and
Hindi and was also a social reformer.

20. Dhondo Keshav KarveDhondo Keshav Karve
During the 19th and the early part of the
20th century, India was in the dark grip of
casteism and ritualism. Naturally, those
who were at the lower end of the social
scale suffered the most and amongst
them, women bore the brunt all the
more, since they were not treated as
equal as men.

21. Kandukuri VeeresalingamKandukuri Veeresalingam
Kandukuri Veeresalingam was renowned
scholar and a versatile intellectual who
stood strongly for several social causes,
like widow remarriages and abolition of
child marriages. With his rational and
dynamic thinking and views, he battled
vehemently for women's equal rights.
Apart from being a social reformer, he
was a leader of the general public and
showed immense interest in writing,

22. Sahajanand SaraswatiSahajanand Saraswati
Recognized as one of the principle and
significant leaders of peasantry in Bihar,
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was a
brilliant intellectual and a striking master
of debate. Gifted with numerous qualities
of mass leadership, Sahajanand grew as a
social reformer and politician and won a
circle of several admirers.

23. Pandita RamabaiPandita Ramabai
Pandita Ramabai was born during those
times when the women folks of India
were considered a little more than slaves,
to serve their husband and bear children.
They were not allowed to study, or go
out on their own and a majority of Hindu
women were married off when they were
children to men who were decades older.

24. Vitthal Ramji ShindeVitthal Ramji Shinde
His greatness as a distinguished reformer
is sufficient to recognize him as one of
the most liberal thinkers India has ever
given birth to. At a time when India was
battling for independence from the British
Raj, Shinde stepped forward towards
bringing equality amongst the depressed
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