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Rise Of Popular Movements

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It is not enough to have representative form of democracy. It is necessary to participate in popular movements to make democracy a success. ‘Do you agree with this View?  Why?

Solution

Yes, I agree. The reasons are-

(i) They represent new social groups whose economic and social grievances were not redressed in the realm of electoral politics.

(ii) These movements raise issues related to some underlying social conflicts.

(iii) Popular movements ensured effective representation of diverse groups and their demands.
(iv) The frequency and the methods used by the movements suggest that the routine functioning of democracy did have enough space for the voices of these social groups. 

Some More Questions From Rise of Popular Movements Chapter

The anti-arrack movement in Andhra Pradesh drew the attention of the country to some serious issues. What were these issues ?

Would you consider the anti-arrack movement as a women’s movement ? Why ?

Why did the Narmada Bachao Aandolan oppose the dam projects in the Narmada Valley ?

Do movements and protests in a country strengthen democracy ? Justify your answer with examples.

What issues did the Dalit Panthers address ?

Read the passage and answer questions below :

.....nearly all ‘new social movements have emerged as corrective to new maladies–environmental degradation, violation of the status of women, destruction of tribal cultures and the undermining of human rights-none of which are in and by themselves transformative of the social order. They are in that way quite different from revolutionary ideologies of the past. But their weakness lies in their being so heavily fragmented......................a large part of the space occupied by the new social movements seem to be suffering from ..various characteristics which Have prevented them from being relevant to the truly oppressed and the poor in the form of a solid unified movement of the people. They are too fragmented, reactive, ad hocish, providing no comprehensive framework of basic social change. Their being anti-this or that (anti-West, anti-capitalist, anti-development, etc.) does not make them any more coherent, any more relevant to oppressed and peripheralised communities. —Rajni Kothari

(a) What is the difference between new social movements and revolutionary ideologies ?

(b) What according to the author are the limitations of social movements ?

(c) If social movements address specific issues, would you say that they are ‘fragmented’ or that they are more focused ? Give reasons for your answer by giving examples.

Which novel tactic was used for protest by women in the Chipko Movement and why?

Where the Chipko Movement had taken place ?

Explain the reason of Chipko Movement.

Name the three major cities where the trade union movement was strong in the post-independence period.

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