What is the purpose of movements such as the women’s movement and the Dalit movement in India?

To change public opinion and influence government policy for equal rights

The correct answer is Option 3 - To change public opinion and influence government policy for equal rights

The women’s movement and the Dalit movement in India aim to change public opinion and influence government policy to ensure equal rights and opportunities for their respective groups.

Each of the rights now enjoyed by citizens has been won after struggle. Some of the earliest struggles were fought by people to assert their independence and rights against powerful monarchies. Many European countries experienced such struggles, some of them violent, like the French Revolution in 1789. In the colonies of Asia and Africa, demands for equal citizenship formed part of their struggle for independence from colonial rulers. In South Africa, the black African population had to undertake a long struggle against the ruling white minority for equal citizenship. This continued until the early 1990s. Struggles to achieve full membership and equal rights continue even now in many parts of the world. One may have read about the women’s movement and the Dalit movement in India. Their purpose is to change public opinion by drawing attention to their needs as well as to influence government policy to ensure them equal rights and opportunities.