1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy. At the beginning of the 19th century, India was plagued by
different social evils like religious superstitions, caste system, sati pratha and many
more. Ram Mohan was the foremost one who identified the in-human practices and makeup mind to fight against the social evils.
1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy. At the beginning of the 19th century, India was plagued by
different social evils like religious superstitions, caste system, sati pratha and many
more. Ram Mohan was the foremost one who identified the in-human practices and makeup mind to fight against the social evils.
Dayanand Saraswati laid the foundation of Arya Samaj in 1875
. and advocated the ending of child marriage through legislation. The Age of consent Act 1891, which raised the marriageable age for girls to 12 years was passed. In 1929, the child Marriage Restraint Act was passed due to the efforts of Dayanand Saraswati.
One of the prominent social reformers of modern India was the Baba Amte. He was born in the Maharashtra, Wardha District on 26 December 1914. His important contribution to Indian society is
his work for the care and rehabilitation of the people who suffer from leprosy
.
- Pherozeshah Mehta 1845-1915. …
- Jyotiba Phule 1827-1890. …
- Ram Manohar Lohia 1910-1968. …
- Ram Prasad Bismil 1897-1927. …
- Subhash Chandra Bose 1897-1945. …
- Vallabhbhai Patel 1875-1950. …
- Sarojini Naidu 1879-1949. …
- Ras Behari Bose 1886-1945.
Savitribai Phule
was born on 3 January 1831 in the village of Naigaon in Satara District, Maharashtra. Her birthplace was about five km (3.1 mi) from Shirval and about 50 km (31 mi) from Pune.
- Vitthal Ramji Shinde.
- Ramalinga Swamigal.
- Mother Teresa.
- Kandukuri Veeresalingam.
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
- Swami Vivekananda.
- Prabodhankar Thackeray.
- Shadananan Nair.
Who is called as the father of modern India?
Ram Mohan Ray
is called the `Father of Modern India’ in recognition of his epoch-making social, educational and political reforms.
| Raja Ram Mohan Roy | Nationality Indian | Other names Herald of New Age | Occupation Social and religious reformer; Brahmin prince, author | Known for Bengal Renaissance, Brahmo Sabha (social, political reforms) |
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Is known as reformer in history?
SHER SHAH
IS KNOWN AS REFORMER IN HISTORY.
| Social Reformers of India/World Contribution | A. Lala Lajpat Rai 1. Servants of India Society | B. Mother Teresa 2. Founder of Nobel Prize | C. J H Dunant 3. Founder of Missionaries of Charity | D. Alfred Nobel 4. Founder of Red Cross |
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Who are the religious reformers of India?
- Raja Rammohan Roy (1772-1833)
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
- Swami Vivekananda.
- HP Blavatsky.
- Annie Besant.
- Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809-1831)
- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898)
social reformer –
a disputant who advocates reform
.
crusader
, meliorist, reformer, reformist. controversialist, disputant, eristic – a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy. abolitionist, emancipationist – a reformer who favors abolishing slavery.
Popularly known as the “Maker of Modern India” and “Father of Modern India”, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, a social and educational reformer, was an idealist who contributed immensely in eradicating social evils prevalent in the society during the 18th century.
Between November 1933 and August 1934, for nearly nine months, Gandhi conducted an intensive crusade against untouchability all over the country, including in the Princely States, travelling over 20,000 kilometres by train, car, bullock cart and on foot, collecting money for the recently founded
Harijan Sevak Sangh
, …
What was the most successful reform movement in India?
- BRAHMO SAMAJ (Reformist) …
- ARYA SAMAJ (Revivalist) …
- THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. …
- RAMAKRISHNA MISSION. …
- SATYASHODHAK SAMAJ. …
- ALIGARH MOVEMENT (Reformist)
