Social Reformers
Famous People · समाज सुधारक
📋Quick Overview
This chapter covers social reformers important for RRB NTPC, SSC CGL, and other competitive exams. These personalities and their achievements are frequently asked in general knowledge sections.
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Father of Indian Renaissance — Founded Brahmo Samaj (1828), abolished Sati
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: Women's rights champion — Widow remarriage, women's education
📖Social Reformers
| Name | Work/Field | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Raja Ram Mohan Roy | Father of Indian Renaissance | Founded Brahmo Samaj (1828), abolished Sati |
| Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar | Women's rights champion | Widow remarriage, women's education |
| Swami Dayanand Saraswati | Arya Samaj founder (1875) | Back to Vedas, opposed caste system |
| Jyotirao Phule | Social activist | Satya Shodhak Samaj (1873), women & Dalit education |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | Father of Constitution | Dalit rights, drafted Constitution, founded RPI |
| Annie Besant | Theosophical Society | Home Rule League (1916), Indian National Congress President 1917 |
| Savitribai Phule | Women's education pioneer | First female teacher of India (1848) |
| Swami Vivekananda | Spiritual leader | 1893 Chicago speech, Ramakrishna Mission |
| Sir Syed Ahmad Khan | Muslim education pioneer | Founded AMU (Aligarh Muslim University, 1875) |
📝Key Points
- •Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Father of Indian Renaissance, Founded Brahmo Samaj (1828), abolished Sati
- •Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: Women's rights champion, Widow remarriage, women's education
- •Swami Dayanand Saraswati: Arya Samaj founder (1875), Back to Vedas, opposed caste system
- •Jyotirao Phule: Social activist, Satya Shodhak Samaj (1873), women & Dalit education
- •Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Father of Constitution, Dalit rights, drafted Constitution, founded RPI
- •Annie Besant: Theosophical Society, Home Rule League (1916), Indian National Congress President 1917
- •Savitribai Phule: Women's education pioneer, First female teacher of India (1848)