Social Reformers
Famous People · समाज सुधारक · 12 facts
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded Brahmo Samaj abolished Sati
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar promoted widow remarriage
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded Arya Samaj in 1875
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Jyotirao Phule founded Satyashodhak Samaj for social equality
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BR Ambedkar fought for Dalit rights and wrote Constitution
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Mother Teresa founded Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata
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Vinoba Bhave started Bhoodan movement for land donation
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Savitribai Phule opened first girls school in Pune 1848
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Annie Besant founded Home Rule League in India in 1916
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EV Ramasamy Periyar led Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu
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Baba Amte worked for rehabilitation of leprosy patients
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Pandita Ramabai worked for women emancipation in India