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Mr. Heimsath presents here an intellectual history of the social reform movement among Hindus in India in the century between Ram Mohun Roy and Gandhi. Treating separately each major province in which reform movements flourished, he shows the many ways in which social reform was effected. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Social reformer of India. Any society is made up of different and varied types of individuals ; People of different religions , different castes , different colors , different genders , different beliefs etc. and expects them all to live in harmony and without discrimination ; An ideal situation is when there is equality , liberty and fraternity in all the elements of the society. However , human societies around the world find that various types of exploitative practices are prevalent ; These practices arose out of human greed for power , authority and superiority ; As the so called upper castes will exploit the so called lower castes ; A white would use a black ; Men want to dominate women ; A follower of one religion will lower the status of another religion , etc. These discriminatory and exploitative practices further turn into social evils and become a blot on the face of any civilized society. In the history of every country, there are innumerable such brilliant individuals who have worked for the progress and upliftment of the downtrodden in the society ; Due to his efforts it was possible to eradicate many social evils like casteism , sati system etc. In this book we will study the life and works of various great social reformers of India ; Let us try to understand what is social evil , its causes , who are the social reformers , etc. Who is a social reformer ? a person who is concerned about humanity and humanity above all else ; a person who wants to change the current situation for the better ; a person who has an enlightened thought process ; a person who cannot bear the suffering of the weak ; And above all , a man who believed in his duty , he left the earth a better place than it was. A social reformer is an ordinary person who wants to serve humanity in extraordinary ways. In its long history , India has been blessed with many extraordinary human beings , who dedicated their entire lives for the upliftment of the society and the upliftment of the downtrodden. We will take a look at the lives and works of these extraordinary men and women and appreciate their efforts in making India the country it is today.
This book offers a new interpretation of the life and legacy of the Indian reformer and intellectual, Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar (1820–91). Drawing upon autobiography, biography, secondary criticism and a range of Vidyasagar’s original writings in Bengali, the book interrogates the role of history, memory and controversy, and emphasises the key challenge of pinning down the identity of an enigmatic and multi-faceted figure. By examining lesser-known works of Vidyasagar (including several pseudonymous and posthumous works) alongside the evidence of his public career, the author calls attention to the colonial transformation of intellectual and social life, the nature of life writing, the limits of standard biographies and the problem of modern Indian identity as such. Based on decades of research and an original perspective, this book will be especially useful to scholars of modern Indian history, biographical studies, comparative literature and those interested in Bengal.
Famous Indian Social Reformers Any society consists of diverse and different types of persons; persons with different religions, different castes, different colours, different gender and different faiths etc. And it is expected that they all should live in harmony and without discrimination; an ideal situation is when there is equality, freedom and brotherhood among all sections of society. However, human society all over the world shows that various types of exploitative practices are prevalent there; these practices originated due to human greed for power, authority and superiority; such as so-called higher caste people would exploit so-called lower caste persons; a white would exploit a black; males would like to dominate females; believer of one religion would downgrade other religions etc. These discriminatory and exploitative practices take the form of social evils in the long run and become a scar on the face of any civilized society. Every country, in its history, has had numerous bright individuals who would live and work for the progress and upliftment of the downtrodden persons in the society; and due to their efforts, it became possible to abolish several extreme social evils such as Sati Pratha, Parda Pratha, Jati Pratha and Bal Vivah etc. India is fortunate to have, in its long history, many extraordinary human beings who devoted all their lives for the betterment of society and for the upliftment of the downtrodden. A few among them are Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule, , Ram Mohan Roy, Vinoba Behave, Mother Teresa and Kailash Satyarthi etc. These social reformers have fought against several social evils such as Sati Pratha ( A custom in which a woman immolates herself on her husband's funeral pyre), Pardha Pratha (Veil System), Jati Pratha (Casteism), Bal Vivah (Child Marriage), female infanticide, widow remarriage, a ban on female education, and child labour etc. In India, social reforms did not ordinarily mean a reorganization of the structuring of society at a large, as it did in the west, for the benefit of underprivileged social and economic classes. Instead, it means the infusion into the existing social structure of the new ways of life and thought; the society would be pre-served, while its members would be transformed. In this book, We will look into the life and works of these extraordinary men and women and will appreciate their efforts in the making of today's India. Contents Preface 5 Acharya Vinoba Bhave 11 Baba Amte 21 Bindeshwar Pathak 31 Dhondo Keshav Karve 43 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 53 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 71 Jyotiba Phule 81 Kailash Satyarthi 89 Mahadev Govind Ranade 105 Mahatma Gandhi 113 Mother Teresa 129 Pandita Ramabai 145 Raja Ram Mohan Roy 155 Savitribai Phule 165 Shahu Chhatrapati 177 Swami Dayanand Saraswati 185 Swami Vivekananda 207
Study Package for Maharashtra PSC & other Competitive Exams English Edition is the first of its kind study material prepared exclusively for the Maharashtra PSC Exams. The Book has been divided into 2 parts and 8 Units. Part 1 covers Indian General Studies – History, Polity, Economy, Geography, Environment and Science & Technology, Part B covers matter pertaining to Maharashtra General Studies, Maharashtra Prelim Solved Papers & Maharashtra Mains Solved Papers. Each subject is further divided into Chapters which provides detailed Snapshot followed by Practice Exercises. The Maharashtra General Studies covers the entire History, Polity, Economy, Geography, Panorama etc. related to Maharashtra followed by a Question Bank. The book also provides the Physical and Political Maps of Maharashtra.
Contents: Introduction, Why Social Reforms?, Importance of Social Reforms, The Principles of Social Reforms, Traditions and Social Reform, Revival and Reform, A Plea for Judicial Reform, Rights of Women, Demand for English Education, Sri Ramakrishna: Mystic and Spiritual Teacher, Separate Movements Among the Muslims, In Support of Western Education, Art and Science, Muslims and the Early Phase of the Congress, Islam Neither Violent nor Dogmatic, Marriage Reform Among the Hindus, A Plea for Widow Re-Marriage, Theosophy and Social Change in India: With Special Reference to Annie Basant s Contribution, The Work of the Theosophical Society in India, Society and Religion, The Nineteenth Century.