Answer in brief.
1. Explain the impact of the nineteenth-century reform movements on the Indian
society
2.Mention two factors which contributed to the rise of the social reform
movements in India.
3. What were the goals of the nineteenth-century social movements?
4. Name the women reformers who were active during the nineteenth century.
5. Identify the social evils which restricted the freedom of women in the
nineteenth century.
No spammers❎❎❎
Answers
Answer:
1.Nineteenth century is the period of turmoil in Indian society. The age-old traditions and practices were degraded and these were replaced by many social evils like female infanticide, sati, child-marriage, caste system, purdah; ban on female education, and widow re-marriage etc.
2. Factors such as growth of nationalist sentiments, emergence of new economic forces, spread of education, impact of modern Western ideas and culture and increased awareness of the world strengthened the resolve to reform.
3.Social movements are purposeful, organized groups, either with the goal of pushing toward change, giving political voice to those without it, or gathering for some other common purpose. Social movements intersect with environmental changes, technological innovations, and other external factors to create social change.
4.Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were not the only women's rights supporters in the 1800s. Organizations campaigning for suffrage sprang up around the country and supporters of the movement were as diverse as the areas of the country that they reached.