Discuss some shortfalls of social revolution in india.
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Revolution is an extreme form of change. Since it is not gradual, it is different from evolution. Revolution is also different from concepts such as revolt, rebellion, mutiny, uprising and insurrection. The latter do not have lasting impact upon society. Revolution is different from a revolt or uprising in its magnitude as well as multitude.
Revolution is also characterised by irresistibility and irrevocability because a revolution being simply an episodic disturbance highlights this point as follows: “I would suggest that the basic criterion is that a revolution always aims at an overthrow of the existing social order and of the prevalent power structure, whereas all other types of disorder, however, they may be called, lack this aspiration to fundamental change and simply aim to deal a blow at those in authority, or even to depose or physically eliminate them.”