Great Indian Social Reformer

Download or read book Great Indian Social Reformer written by Manoj Dole and published by Manoj Dole. This book was released on with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social reformer of India. Any society is made up of different and varied types of individuals ; People of different religions , different castes , different colors , different genders , different beliefs etc. and expects them all to live in harmony and without discrimination ; An ideal situation is when there is equality , liberty and fraternity in all the elements of the society. However , human societies around the world find that various types of exploitative practices are prevalent ; These practices arose out of human greed for power , authority and superiority ; As the so called upper castes will exploit the so called lower castes ; A white would use a black ; Men want to dominate women ; A follower of one religion will lower the status of another religion , etc. These discriminatory and exploitative practices further turn into social evils and become a blot on the face of any civilized society. In the history of every country, there are innumerable such brilliant individuals who have worked for the progress and upliftment of the downtrodden in the society ; Due to his efforts it was possible to eradicate many social evils like casteism , sati system etc. In this book we will study the life and works of various great social reformers of India ; Let us try to understand what is social evil , its causes , who are the social reformers , etc. Who is a social reformer ? a person who is concerned about humanity and humanity above all else ; a person who wants to change the current situation for the better ; a person who has an enlightened thought process ; a person who cannot bear the suffering of the weak ; And above all , a man who believed in his duty , he left the earth a better place than it was. A social reformer is an ordinary person who wants to serve humanity in extraordinary ways. In its long history , India has been blessed with many extraordinary human beings , who dedicated their entire lives for the upliftment of the society and the upliftment of the downtrodden. We will take a look at the lives and works of these extraordinary men and women and appreciate their efforts in making India the country it is today.