social reform movements of 19th and early 20th century Flashcards
name some well known social evils which plagued the indian society
sati, child marriage, widow remarriage, caste discrimination
attempts to fight social evils were central to ___, ___, ___
buddhism, bhakti movements, sufi movements
what marked the social movements of 19th cent/ how was it diif from buddhism, etc
. modern context and mix of ideas
. it was a creative combination of western liberalism and a new look on traditional lit.
___ was a creative combination of western liberalism and a new look on traditional literature
social reform movements of 19th cent.
who is the “Father of Bengal Renaissance”?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
who formed Brahmo Samaj and when
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, 1828
raja ram mohan roy attacked the practices of sati on the basis of appeals to ___ and ___
humanitarian and natural rights doctrine as well as Hindu shastra
what did raja ram advocate
eng edu sys
what did mahadev govind ranade oppose and advocate
opposed child marriage and dowry sys
advocated widow remarriage
name ranade’s writings
texts of hindu laws on the lawfulness of the remarriage of widows
vedic authorities for widow remarriage
ranade’s writings elaborated ___
shastric sanction for remarriage of widows
what did ranade oppose
dowry sys and child marriage
the content of new edu was ___ and ___
modernising and liberal
the literary content for courses of humanities and social sciences was drawn from _____, ____, ____
literatures of european renaissance, reformation and enlightenment
its themes were
humanistic, secular, liberal
