RBSE Class 8 Social Science Notes History Chapter 8 Women, Caste and Reform

These comprehensive RBSE Class 8 Social Science Notes History Chapter 8 Women, Caste and Reform will give a brief overview of all the concepts.

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RBSE Class 8 Social Science Notes History Chapter 8 Women, Caste and Reform

→ Before nineteenth century, there was a lot of discrimination between women and men and different castes in India.

→ Over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, many of these norms and perceptions slowly changed.

→ Many Indian reformers and reform organisations raised their voice for the upliftment of women and improvement in the caste-system.

RBSE Class 8 Social Science Notes History Chapter 8 Women, Caste and Reform

→ Major social reformers in India were:

  • Raja Rammohun Roy
  • Swann Dayanand Saraswati
  • Ishvfarchandra Vidyasagar
  • Mumtaz Ali
  • Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain 
  • Pandita Ramabai
  • Dr. Ambedkar
  • Shri Narayan Guru
  • Jyotirao Phule
  • E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
  • Keshav Chandra Sen
  • Swami Vivekananda
  • Syed Ahmed Khan, etc.

→ The social reformes protested against the practice of Sati, prohibition of widow remarriage, upper and lower caste, inequality, untouchability, etc.

→ In the twentieth century, leaders Idee Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose supported the demand for more freedom and equality for women.

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Last Updated on June 6, 2022, 4:54 p.m.
Published June 6, 2022