Social reform movements in india

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1. SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS IN INDIA A STEP TO MODERNIZATION OF INDIA Prakash MSW 1 st Sem. Sr. No. 24

2. SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENT Introduction: Social reform movement is type of social movement that aim is betterment and development of society. Definition: Certain social and political changes brought in society for betterment through collective action are generally called Social Reform Movement.

3. Characteristics Rationalism: A rationalist critique of socio-religious reality generally characterized the nineteenth century reforms. A rational and secular outlook was very much evident in positing an alternative to the prevalent social practices. Religious Universalism: An important religious idea in nineteenth century was universalism a belief in unity of godhead and emphasis on religious being essentially the same. The reformer’s emphasis on universalism was an attempt to contend with this particularising pull.

4. Sati This was most crucil practice in that hindu society, and parsee also, that women chose death by self immotal on the funneral pyre of their died hushband . Social Issues or Malpractice in Indian Society

5. Social Issues or Malpractice in Indian Society Casteism It was the chief hindrance of the way of development. Every religion was divided in different category fixed by birth and high cast started exploitation of lower cast.

6. Social Issues or Malpractice in Indian Society Polygamy Idolatry Untouchability

7. SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS AND REFORMERS IN INDIA Social reform in India did not ordinary mean, as it did in the west, a recognition of entire structure of society with a view to the alleviation of condition of underprivileged; rather it mean the infusion into the existing social structure of new ways of life and mode of behaviour. Generally Such changes was gradual and incited only by the upper classes. Social change in India was for a very long time based on filtration theory; the filtration of attitudes and mode of behaviour from the upper layers of society to lower ones. Social reforms are so closely intertwined with religious thought and efforts in every part of India .

8. Raja Ram Mohan Ray And Bramha Samaj Movement Raja Ram M ohan Ray, father of India’s renaissance , founded a theistic society opposed to polytheism, mythology and idolatry. The first and most influential of all the religious movements. Ram M ohan Ray protest strongly against the practice of Sati, Polygamy and Slavery. He opened a Hindu College in Calcutta in 1817. The Great achievement of thisw movement was Abolition of practice of ‘Sati’ in 1829 by that time I ndian Government

9. M.G. Ranade And Prarthna Samaj Movement In 1867, a theistic society was actually founded by Atmaram Pandurang also know as P rarthana S amaj movement. M. G. Ranade was great activist of that movement . His own Theist’s confession of Faith is a brave attempt to give the thought of the samaj . There were four reform sought by this movement as The abandonment of Caste, The Introduction of Widow Remarriage, The encourageement of Female Education, and Abolition of Child Marriage. Justice Ranade founded Widow Remarriage Asssociation and Deccan Education Society for Reform. This movement was an offshoot of Bramha Samaj Movement

10. Dayanand Saraswati And Arya Samaj Movement Arya Samaj , Society of Aryan founded by Dayanand Saraswati in 1975. Dayanand Saraswati initiated a number of reform movemnets with slogan ‘GO BACK TO VEDAS’ in his book Satyarth Prakash He undertook a tour of entire country condemned the caste systm , idolotry , and child marriage.

11. Muslim Reform Movemnts It was made by ‘ Mohemmedan literary Society’ founded in calcutta in1863 by ‘ Nawab Abdul Latif’. Other leaders which was related to another movement like that ‘ Faraizi Bengal Movement’ founded by ‘ Sharitulla ’ against to caste s system among muslim . ‘Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’ started ‘Aligarh Movement’ to promoting modern education among muslim with removal of ‘ purdha system’ and ‘polygamy’ to reduce orthodox.

12. Parsee Reform Movements A group of young- men fresh from ‘ Elphinston College’ include Dada Bhai Noroji , J.B. Wacha , S.S. Bengali and Noroji Furj Donji and ‘Religious Reform Association’ started to work for regeneration of social condition of parsees and restoration of Zoroastrianism by journal named Rastra Goftar or Truth teller. Mr. B. M. Malabari exercised and powerful influenced in the cause of woman and children in India.

13. Sikh Reform Movements Nirankari movement, started by ‘Baba Dayal ’ against worship of images which preached vigorously and re-emphasized the sikh belief in ‘ Nirankar ’. Namadari or Kuka Movement, principle object was to spread the true spirit of Sikhism Shorn of tawdry custom. Akali Movement, started to reform in the working and management of S ikh G urudwaras .

14. Ecology Reform Movements Chipko Movement, started in 1970’s aimed at protection and conservation of Trees and Forest from being Destroyed. A legend Girl named Amrita’s was inspiration for that movement. In 1980’s the idea of C hipko Movement spread as an organized efforts and has had some success.

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