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SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS
IN INDIA
A STEP TO MODERNIZATION OF
INDIA
SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENT
(Social + Political+ Economic) change+ collective
action= Social Movement
Reform Movement: aims to gradual change for
betterment of society.
Attacks on or worked against for abolition of
social evil like bigotry, superstition, and hold of
priestly classes.
NEED
• Constraint
• Credulity
• Bigotry
• Blind fatalism
• Vicious web
• Women reform movement: Sati, widow
remarriage, women education, dowary etc
• Abolition of slavery
• Child reform movement: child marriage, child
labour etc.
• Dalit reform movement
• Peasant reform movement
Amitya Sabha (1815) Bramho Samaj(1828)
fought agaisnt orthodox hindus and fanatic
christian missionary
Achievement
Abolition of sati system in 1829 by government.
Abolition of slavery system in1843.
Advocate against; sati system, polygamy, child marriage, slavery etc
Support; women education, widow remarriage
Raja Ram Mohan
Roy(1774-1833)
Father of India
Renaissance
Social Reformer In India
Swami Dayanand Sarswati (1824-1883):
• first leader in the field of theology
• condemning the caste system, idolatry, and child marriage
and encouraged remarriage of widow.
• founded Arya Samaj 1875 in Bombay
• He called “Go Back to The Vedas” created consciousness
among the people.
Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842-1901):
• inter-caste dinning, inter-caste marriage, widow remarriage
and improvement of the lot of women and depressed class.
• Widow remarriage Associaiton (1861)
• Deccan education Society.
• poona sarvajanik sabha
• devoted his entire life to Prarthna Samaj with R C
Bhandarkar
Jotirao Govindrao Phule (1827-1890):
• worked for the upliftment of the women and lower caste
people.
• renovation in sphere of education, caste system,
agriculture, social position of women etc
• satya sodhak samaj in 1873
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891):
• Emancipation of women
• Campaigned to uplift the status of women and promoted
girl education
• Achievement: Hindu widow remarriage Law in1856
Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848-1919):
• Widow marriage and child marriage and kanyasulkam
• Rajmundary social reform association (1878): anti-nautch
movement
• Honour: Rao Bahadur (1893)
Virchand Gandhi (1864-1901):
• Society for education of Indian women (SWEI)
• Gandhi philosophical society
• School of orientation philosophy
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891-1956):
• Fought for dalit and other backword classes
• Opined for separate electoral system for dalit and other lower
caste
• Concept of reservation
• Mooknayak
• Honour: Bharat Ratn (1990)
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948):
• Harijan sewak sangh: untouchability
• Uplift dalit, harijan and other depressed class
• Satyagrah
• Title and honour: Mahatma Gandhi and National father of India
Swami Vivekanand (1863-1902):
• Insistence to uplift masses
• Ram Krishna Mission (1897)
• Caste system, rigid rituals
• Liberty,free thinking and Equality
Social reform movements in india

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Social reform movements in india

  • 1. SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS IN INDIA A STEP TO MODERNIZATION OF INDIA
  • 2. SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENT (Social + Political+ Economic) change+ collective action= Social Movement Reform Movement: aims to gradual change for betterment of society. Attacks on or worked against for abolition of social evil like bigotry, superstition, and hold of priestly classes.
  • 3. NEED • Constraint • Credulity • Bigotry • Blind fatalism • Vicious web
  • 4. • Women reform movement: Sati, widow remarriage, women education, dowary etc • Abolition of slavery • Child reform movement: child marriage, child labour etc. • Dalit reform movement • Peasant reform movement
  • 5. Amitya Sabha (1815) Bramho Samaj(1828) fought agaisnt orthodox hindus and fanatic christian missionary Achievement Abolition of sati system in 1829 by government. Abolition of slavery system in1843. Advocate against; sati system, polygamy, child marriage, slavery etc Support; women education, widow remarriage Raja Ram Mohan Roy(1774-1833) Father of India Renaissance Social Reformer In India
  • 6. Swami Dayanand Sarswati (1824-1883): • first leader in the field of theology • condemning the caste system, idolatry, and child marriage and encouraged remarriage of widow. • founded Arya Samaj 1875 in Bombay • He called “Go Back to The Vedas” created consciousness among the people. Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842-1901): • inter-caste dinning, inter-caste marriage, widow remarriage and improvement of the lot of women and depressed class. • Widow remarriage Associaiton (1861) • Deccan education Society. • poona sarvajanik sabha • devoted his entire life to Prarthna Samaj with R C Bhandarkar
  • 7. Jotirao Govindrao Phule (1827-1890): • worked for the upliftment of the women and lower caste people. • renovation in sphere of education, caste system, agriculture, social position of women etc • satya sodhak samaj in 1873 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891): • Emancipation of women • Campaigned to uplift the status of women and promoted girl education • Achievement: Hindu widow remarriage Law in1856 Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848-1919): • Widow marriage and child marriage and kanyasulkam • Rajmundary social reform association (1878): anti-nautch movement • Honour: Rao Bahadur (1893)
  • 8. Virchand Gandhi (1864-1901): • Society for education of Indian women (SWEI) • Gandhi philosophical society • School of orientation philosophy Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891-1956): • Fought for dalit and other backword classes • Opined for separate electoral system for dalit and other lower caste • Concept of reservation • Mooknayak • Honour: Bharat Ratn (1990) Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948): • Harijan sewak sangh: untouchability • Uplift dalit, harijan and other depressed class • Satyagrah • Title and honour: Mahatma Gandhi and National father of India Swami Vivekanand (1863-1902): • Insistence to uplift masses • Ram Krishna Mission (1897) • Caste system, rigid rituals • Liberty,free thinking and Equality