Socio-religious reform and caste movements
Prarthana Samaj, Phule and reform in western India
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Paramahansa Mandali 1849; Prarthana Samaj 1867 of Atmaram Pandurang with Ranade and Bhandarkar, Keshab Sen's influence
- Jyotiba Phule: Satyashodhak Samaj 1873, Gulamgiri, anti-caste and anti-Brahman movement in Maharashtra, girls' schools with Savitribai
- Gopal Baba Walangkar, Vital-Vidhvansak 1888, the first journal addressed to untouchables
- M.G. Ranade's reform circle, Deccan Education Society 1884, Fergusson College, widow remarriage association
- Gokhale's Servants of India Society 1905 and its constructive-liberal reform work
Where to study
Our Pasts III, Class VIII, Chapter 7: Women, Caste and Reform
- ch. 7 Women, Caste and Reform, pp. 1-15 (printed 78-92)
- ch. 7 Women, Caste and Reform, Caste and Social Reform, p. 7 (printed 84)
- ch. 7 Women, Caste and Reform, Gulamgiri, pp. 10-11 (printed 87-88)
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 9 A General Survey of Socio-Cultural Reform Movements