Question

highlight the evolution of social work and social service tradition in India​

Answer 1

Answer:

Social reform and social work can be traced to the beginning of the nineteenth centuy, especially to the time of Raja Rarnmohan Roy.  Any reference made to earlier period mention reform activities of some Muslim or Maratha rulers. However, one comes across vague reference to social welfare activities in ancient India- mostly as a glorification of the past. For getting a bird's view about the ancient period, it has been classified into 2500 BC to AD 1000 as ancient period, AD1 100 or 1200 to AD 1800 as the medieval period and the period fiom AD 1800 onwards as modem period. Specific attention in this section would be given to the ancient period, which is roughly eight-century AD or possibly a little earlier. One must take into account that this period covers a large span of almost thrte thousand years for which there is little historical evidence, especially about the social structure. So the chronological approach followed is in a broad sense - with the aim of giving a direction and glimpse of the development of social welfare concept.