Question

Answer the following questions very briefly.
1. Why did reform movements on the caste system come about in the nineteenth century?
2. What effect did the introduction of railways have on the caste system?
3. Who started a nationwide campaign on untouchability ? Mahatma Gandhi
4. Which federation did Ambedkar form? All-India Depressed classes
5. Who inspired K Veerasalingam? Keshad Chander sen​

Answer 1

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• 1.Women were a major part of several reform movements of the 1800s and early 1900s. These reform movements sought to promote basic changes in American society, including the abolition of slavery, education reform, prison reform, women's rights, and temperance (opposition to alcohol).
• 2.The main effect of the introduction of railways have on caste system is that earlier people were more intense over the caste system and hence had many inequalities and as Railway was introduced people were used to travel with other people despite knowing caste and this led to reduction in untouchability.
• 3.On 30 September, Gandhi founded All India Anti Untouchability League, to remove untouchability in the society, which later renamed as Harijan Sevak Sangh ("Servants of Untouchables Society"). At the time industrialist Ghanshyam Das Birla was its founding president with Amritlal Takkar as its Secretary.
• 4.Scheduled Castes Federation
• N. Sivaraj from Madras State was elected as President and P. N. Rajbhoj from Bombay State was elected as general secretary. Ambedkar had founded the Depressed Classes Federation (DCF) in 1930 and the Independent Labour Party (ILP) in 1935.
• 5.Veeresalingam was inspired by the principles of Brahmo Samaj leaders like Raja Rammohan Roy, Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, & Maharshi Keshab Chandra Sen. He started his own Brahmo Mandir in Rajahmundry near bridge in 1887.

Answer 2

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1.Women were a major part of several reform movements of the 1800s and early 1900s. These reform movements sought to promote basic changes in American society, including the abolition of slavery, education reform, prison reform, women's rights, and temperance (opposition to alcohol).

2.The main effect of the introduction of railways have on caste system is that earlier people were more intense over the caste system and hence had many inequalities and as Railway was introduced people were used to travel with other people despite knowing caste and this led to reduction in untouchability.

3.On 30 September, Gandhi founded All India Anti Untouchability League, to remove untouchability in the society, which later renamed as Harijan Sevak Sangh ("Servants of Untouchables Society"). At the time industrialist Ghanshyam Das Birla was its founding president with Amritlal Takkar as its Secretary.

4.Scheduled Castes Federation

N. Sivaraj from Madras State was elected as President and P. N. Rajbhoj from Bombay State was elected as general secretary. Ambedkar had founded the Depressed Classes Federation (DCF) in 1930 and the Independent Labour Party (ILP) in 1935.

5.Veeresalingam was inspired by the principles of Brahmo Samaj leaders like Raja Rammohan Roy, Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, & Maharshi Keshab Chandra Sen. He started his own Brahmo Mandir in Rajahmundry near bridge in 1887.