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Social Movements
What is meant by counter movements? Explain by giving some examples.
Counter movements are the movements which sometimes arise in defence of status quo. Following are the examples of Counter Movements:
(i) When Raja Ram Mohan Roy campaigned against sati and formed the Brahmo Samaj, defenders of Sati formed Dharma Sabha.
(ii) When reformers demanded education for girls, many protested that this would be disaster for Society.
(iii) When Reformers campaigned for widow remarriage, they were socially boycotted.
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What is meant by social movement?
Write the names of four great leaders or reformers associated with the dalit movements.
Write the names of movements and organisation associated with the Dalit movements.
Who are called dalits?
How does a social movement take its shape?
Discuss the importance of the Right to Vote to Indian citizens. How this right was granted to the people of England after Chartered Movement?
Under what type of situation the social movements emerge?
Distinguishing between Social Change and Social Movements.
In India it is difficult to make a clear distinction between the old and new social movement. Disucss.
Distinguish between peasants' and new farmers' movements.
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