Social Reformers
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded Brahmo Samaj abolished Sati
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar promoted widow remarriage
Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded Arya Samaj in 1875
Jyotirao Phule founded Satyashodhak Samaj for social equality
BR Ambedkar fought for Dalit rights and wrote Constitution
Mother Teresa founded Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata
Vinoba Bhave started Bhoodan movement for land donation
Savitribai Phule opened first girls school in Pune 1848
Annie Besant founded Home Rule League in India in 1916
EV Ramasamy Periyar led Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu
Baba Amte worked for rehabilitation of leprosy patients
Pandita Ramabai worked for women emancipation in India
Swami Vivekananda founded Ramakrishna Mission in 1897
Narayana Guru from Kerala fought against caste discrimination and built temples for all
Syed Ahmad Khan founded Aligarh Muslim University to promote modern education among Muslims