Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
is known as one of the greatest Social reformers of India, he was a jurist, economist, academic , politician, anthropologist, and writer. Dr. Ambedkar was born in the town of Mhow (M.P.) on 14 April 1891. Ambedkar’s family was a poor Dalit family, his father was in British military.
The greatest social reformer of Tamil Nadu was
E.V. Ramasamy Naicker
. He was commonly known as Periyar and was an Indian social activist, and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam.
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.
| 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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Raja Ram Mohan Roy
was the father of Modern India’s Renaissance and a tireless social reformer who inaugurated the age of enlightenment and liberal reformist modernisation in India. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on 22 May 1772 in an orthodox Brahman family at Radhanagar in Bengal.
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.
Do you know who a reformer is?
A reformer is
someone who tries to change and improve something
such as a law or a social system.
| Gopal Hari Deshmukh | Born 18 February 1823 Pune, Pune, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India) | Died 9 October 1892 (aged 65) Pune, British India (present-day Maharashtra,India) | Other names Lokhitwadi,Rao Bahadur | Era 19th century philosophy |
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Who is Periyar in Tamil Nadu?
E. V. Ramasamy’s father was Venkatappa Nayakar (or Venkata), and his mother was Chinnathyee, Muthammal. He had one elder brother named Krishnaswamy and two sisters named Kannamma and Ponnuthoy. He later came to be known as “Periyar” meaning ‘respected one’ or ‘elder’ in the Tamil.
Who started reform movement in South India?
An outstanding leader of the reform movements in southern India was
Kandukuri Veeresalingam
. He was born in 1848 in an orthodox Brahmin family in Andhra. He was influenced by the ideas of the Brahmo Samaj, particularly those of Keshab Chandra Sen and dedicated himself to the cause of social reforms.
Decades come and go but what remain are the impression and great acts of the social reformers. India is privileged to have number of great souls like
Dayanand Saraswati
and Raja Ram Mohan Roy. They managed to bring revolutions by making radical changes in the society.
Who is called the father of Indian renaissance?
Lokmanya Tilak
: Father of the Indian renaissance.
Is known as reformer in history?
SHER SHAH
IS KNOWN AS REFORMER IN HISTORY.
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)
What was the most successful reform movement in India?
- BRAHMO SAMAJ (Reformist) …
- ARYA SAMAJ (Revivalist) …
- THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. …
- RAMAKRISHNA MISSION. …
- SATYASHODHAK SAMAJ. …
- ALIGARH MOVEMENT (Reformist)
Who abolished sati?
Google honours
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
, the man who abolished Sati Pratha – FYI News.
