What was the plight of Indian women 200 years ago?
200 years ago most girl children in India were married off at an early age. In those days both Hindu and Muslim men could marry more than one wife. Widows were expected to jump into the funeral pyre of their husbands and perform ‘sati'. Women did not have any right to the family property and had no access to education
State whether true or false:
(a) When the British captured Bengal they framed many new laws to regulate the rules regarding marriage, adoption, inheritance of property, etc.
(b) Social reformers had to discard the ancient texts in order to argue for reform in social practices.
(c) Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country.
(d) The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1929.
State whether true or false:
(a) When the British captured Bengal they framed many new laws to regulate the rules regarding marriage, adoption, inheritance of property, etc.
(b) Social reformers had to discard the ancient texts in order to argue for reform in social practices.
(c) Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country.
(d) The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in1829.
Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? Would some people have supported them too? If so, for what reasons?
Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? Would some people have supported them too? If so, for what reasons?
State whether true or false:
(a) When the British captured Bengal they framed many new laws to regulate the rules regarding marriage, adoption, inheritance of property, etc.
(b) Social reformers had to discard the ancient texts in order to argue for reform in social practices.
(c) Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country.
(d) The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in1829.
How did Jyotirao, the reformer, justify their criticism of caste inequality in society?
Why were Jyotirao Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker critical of the national movement? Did their criticism help the national struggle in any way?
In the British period, what new opportunities opened up for people who came from castes that were regarded as "low"?
In the British period, what new opportunities opened up for people who came from castes that were regarded as “low”?
What social ideas did the following people support?
How did Jyotirao, the reformer, justify their criticism of caste inequality in society?