Question

The Indian historiography has been influenced greatly by the social and political movements.​

Answer 1

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Yes because of these influences only we got freedom and became independent country .

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Answer 2

A social movement is a type of group action. There is no single consensus definition of a social movement.[1] They are large, sometimes informal, groupings of individuals or organizations which focus on specific political or social issues. In other words, they carry out, resist, or undo a social change. They provide a way of social change from the bottom within nations.[2]

Social movements can be defined as "organizational structures and strategies that may empower oppressed populations to mount effective challenges and resist the more powerful and advantaged elites".[2]

Political science and sociology have developed a variety of theories and empirical research on social movements. For example, some research in political science highlights the relation between popular movements and the formation of new political parties[3] as well as discussing the function of social movements in relation to agenda setting and influence on politics.[4] Sociologists distinguish between several types of social movement examining things such as scope, type of change, method of work, type of change, range, and timeframe