list the social evils prevalent in India in the 18th and 19th century
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The social evils prevalent in India in the 18th and 19th century are as under :
1. Child marriage.
2. Sati ( immolation of the wife after the death of her husband in the same pyre with the husband)
3. Caste system and untouchibilty.
4. Female infanticide.
5. Ban on widow re-marriage.
6. Dowry.
It were the social reformers who later took pain to wipe out these social evils.
Answer:
Indian past has seen numerous social evils from practices like Sati to the evil social stratification called caste system. There were many malpractices and social evils that were in practice in the "18th and 19th century". Some of them were:
1. Dowry system: Even today it is present in some regions of the country.
2. Sati: This was a practice that was revolted against. In this practice, the wife after the "death of her husband" would be burned in the pyre with her husband.
3. Child marriage.
4. Female infanticide.
5. Caste based discrimination.
6. Untouchability and so on.