Social Movements Struggle Against Caste

Social movements organized to challenge

Social movements organized to challenge the caste system and untouchability. Jyotirau Phule founded the Satya Shodhak Samaj to fight Brahmin supremacy

Sati was the practice of burning

Sati was the practice of burning widows alive on their husband's funeral pyre. Raja Rammohan Roy led a powerful movement against this inhuman practice

The practice of forbidding widow remarriage

The practice of forbidding widow remarriage left millions of women in miserable conditions. Iswarchandra Vidyasagar championed this cause by writing a

Female infanticide was practiced in Bengal

Female infanticide was practiced in Bengal, Orissa, and parts of Western India, particularly among communities like Jats, Ahirs, and Gurjars due to th

Child marriage was a widespread practice

Child marriage was a widespread practice in 19th century India. Behramji Merwanji Malabari, a Parsi reformer, published Malabari's Notes in 1884 highl