History Ch 9 INDIAN RENAISSANCE

Indian Renaissance

Extra Questions

·        What was the condition of women in the early nineteenth century?

·        Why was caste system a curse to society?

·        What was the attitude of the educated Indians towards the social evils prevalent

in India during the nineteenth century?

·        Why is Syed Ahmad Khan’s role important in the Muslim reform movement?

·        Explain the role of the Singh Sabha in Sikh reforms.

·        List the important changes brought about by the Parsi reforms.

·        What did the Book ‘Stree-Purush Tulana’ written by TarabaiShinde criticise?

·        How did the Sharda Sadan established by Pandita Ramabai help women?

·        How did Begum Rokeya contribute to women education?

Name the following:

 Reformers who established the Prarthana Samaj. (Dr. Atmaram Pandurang, M.G. Ranade and R. G. Bhandarkar)

 The two types of reforms supported by the Prarthana Samaj. (Theistic worship and social reforms)

 The person who started an all India reform movement to fight against child marriage and purdah system. (M. G. Ranade)

 The person who started a girls’ school at Pune with the support of his wife Savitribai. (Mahatma Jotirao Phule)

 The book written by Mahatma Jotirao Phule which he dedicated to all the Americans who had fought to free slaves. (Gulamgiri)

 Two organisation founded by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to fight the cause of the downtrodden. (All India Scheduled Caste Federation and Bahishkrut Hitkarini Sabha)

 The temple Dr. N.R. Ambedkar wanted entry for the dalits. (Kalaram Temple at Nashik)

 The place where the significant satyagraha to assert the right of the untouchables to draw water was made by Dr. Ambedkar. (Chavdar lake in Mahad)

 The person who established Shree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam to carry out social reforms. - Sri Narayan Guru

 The message given by Sri Narayan Guru- (‘One Religion, one Caste, and one God for mankind’).

 The reformer who championed the cause of widow remarriage and female education in Andhra Pradesh. (Kandukuri Veerasalingam Pantulu)

 The reformer who started the Self Respect Movement. – (E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker)

 The two cultures subjugated by the Brahmins according to Periyar. – (original Tamil and Dravidian culture)