Social Reform Movements

Question 1

Abolition of Sati

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1829: Works of Raja Rammohan Roy

Question 2

Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856

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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

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Widow Remarriage Association

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Vishnu Shastri Pandit

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Satya Praksash

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Karsondas Mulji - advocate widow remarriage

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D K Karve

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Widow Remarriage movement in western India

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Native Marriage Act, 1872

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Prohibiting child marriage
- not applicable to Hindus, Muslims and other recognised faiths

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Age of Consent Act , 1891

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B M Malabari - age of 12

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Sarada Act, 1930

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Marriage ages of 18 and 14 for boys and girls

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Bethune School in 1849

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Founded by JED Bethune

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Indian Women’s University

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D K Karve in 1916

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Bharat Stree Mahamandal

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Sarla Devi in 1910

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Bharat Mahila Parishad (Ladies Social Conference)

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Ramabai Ranade in 1904 under National Social Conference

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All India Women’s Conference

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Margaret Cousins in 1927

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All India Harijan Sangh

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1932 - Gandhi

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All India Scheduled Caste Federation

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Ambedkar

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Self Respect Movement

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1920s E V Ramaswamy Naicker

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Mahad Satyagraha

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1927 - Ambedkar

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Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha

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Ambedkar

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Atmiya Sabha or Society of Friends

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1814: Rammohan Roy

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Brahmo Sabha

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1828: Rammohan Roy

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Dharma Sabha

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1830: Raja Radhakant Deb

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Vedanta College

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1825: Rammohan Roy

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Hindu College

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1817: David Hare supported by Rammohan Roy

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Tattvabhodhini Sabha

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1839 : Debendranath Tagore

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Brahmo Samaj of India

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1866: Keshub Chandra Sen

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Adi Brahma Samaj

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Brahmo Samaj under Debendranath Tagore

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Sadharan Brahmo Samaj

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1878: Anand Mohan Bose, Shibchandra Deb and Umesh Chandra Datta

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Prarthana Samaj

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1867: Atamaram Pandurang helped by Keshub Chandra Sen

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Major leaders of Prarthana Samaj

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MG Ranade RG Bhandarkar NG Chandavarkar

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Widow Remarriage Movement

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DK Karve and MG Ranade

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Widows'Home Association

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DK Karve and MG Ranade

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Young Bengal Movement

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1820s and 1830s Henry Vivian Derozio

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Father of Marathi Journalism

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Balshastri Jambhekar

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Bombay Native General Library

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Balshastri Jambhekar

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Paramahamsa Mandali

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1849: Dadoba Pandurang, Mehtaji Durgaram in MH

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Satyashodak Samaj or Truth Seekers Society

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1873: Jyotiba Phule

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Servants of India Society

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1905: Gopal Krishna Gokhale with MG Ranade

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Social Service League

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Narayan Malhar Joshi

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All India Trade Union Congress

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1920: Narayan Malhar Joshi

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Ramakrishna Mission

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1897: Swami Vivekananda

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Arya Samaj

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1875: Dayanand Saraswati

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Seva Sadan

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1908: B M Malabari along with Diwan Dayaram Gidumal

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Dev Samaj

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1887: Shiv Narayan Agnihotri Lahore

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Bharat Dharma Mahamandala

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1902 : Formed by combining Sanatana Dharma Sabha, Dharma Maha Parishad and Dharma Mahamandili. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Orthodox educated Hindus

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Radhaswami Movement

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1861: Tulsi Ram aka Shiv Dayal Saheb

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SNDP

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Sree Narayana Guru

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Vokkaliga Sangha

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1905: anti Brahmin movement in Mysore

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Justice Movement

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C N Mudaliar T M Nair P Tyagaraja -- secure jobs for non brahmins

Question 49

Indian Social Conference

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1887: M G Ranade and Ragunath Rao

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Wahabi / Walliullah Movement

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Shah Abdul Aziz and Syed Ahmed Barelvi

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Fairazi Movement

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1818: Haji Shariatullah .. East Bengal Dudu Mian

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Ahmadiyya Movement

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1889: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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Aligarh Movement

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Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

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Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College or Aligarh Muslim University

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1875: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

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Deoband Movement

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1866: Mohammad Qasim Nanotavi and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi

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Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha or Religious Reforms Association

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1851: Naoroji Furdonji, Dadabhai Naoroji, K R Cama and S S Bengalee Newspaper: Rast Goftar - Truth Teller

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Singh Sabha Movement

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1873: promotion of Western education and countering proselytising activities

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Theosophical Movement

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1875: Madame H P Blavatsky and Colonel M S Olcott in New York and later shifted HQ to Adyar

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Central Hindu College, Benaras

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1898: Annie Besant