Question

explain the social practices that existed in 19th century india
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Answer 1

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The major social problems which came in the preview of the reform movements were emancipation of women in which sati, infanticide, child and widow remarriage, Casteism, untouchability were taken up for enlightening the society, and in the religious spheres main issues like idolatry, polytheism, religious superstitions ...

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Answer 2

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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. The conquest of India by the British during the 18th and 19th century exposed some serious weaknesses and drawbacks of Indian social institutions. The most distressing was the position of women. The socio intellectual revolution that took place in the fields of social reforms is often known as Indian Renaissance. An important part of  European Renaissance was reforming society from outside, on the basis of Post Enlightenment rationalism. But in Indian context, it implied rediscovering rationalism from within India’s past.