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| The social reform movements which emerged in India in the 19th century arose to the challenges that colonial Indian society faced. You probably are familiar with what were termed social evils that plagued Indian society. The well-known issues are that of sati, child marriage, widow remarriage and caste discrimination. |
| What is the difference between pre-colonial movements which fought against social discrimination and nineteenth-century social reform movements? |
Precolonial movements like Buddhism emerged from indigenous ideas about equality while nineteenth-century social reform movements were influenced by western ideologies such as liberalism and democracy. Precolonial social reform movements were basically attempts for Sanskritization. nineteenth-century social reform movements were westernization. Precolonial social reform movements were pro caste system while nineteenth-century social reform movements were anti-caste in nature. Precolonial social movements were mostly concentrated in south India while nineteenth-century social reform movements had more presence in north India. |
| Precolonial movements like Buddhism emerged from indigenous ideas about equality while nineteenth-century social reform movements were influenced by western ideologies such as liberalism and democracy. |
| Pre-colonial social movements tried to fight and oppose social discrimination in India. They were central to Buddhism. They were central to Bhakti and Sufi movements. What marked these 19th-century social reform attempts was the modern context and mix of ideas. It was a creative combination of modern ideas of western liberalism and a new look at traditional literature. |
