Forum

Raavi Tiwari
@raavi-tiwari
Noble Member
Joined: May 7, 2021
Last seen: Jun 14, 2021
Topics: 0 / Replies: 2064
Reply
Answer to: Why were untouchable students not allowed to enter the classrooms where upper-caste boys were taught?

There was a false notion among the upper-caste that untouchables would pollute the rooms where their children were taught.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Name the Hindu scriptures which were criticized by Periyar.

The codes of Manu, the ancient lawgiver and the Bhgavad Gita and the Ramayana.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Why did E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker leave the Congress?

He left the congress because he found nationalists adhering to caste distinctions. At a feast organised by them, the lower castes were made to sit at ...

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: What was the Satyashodhak Samaj? Who founded it?

The Satyashodhak Samaj was an association that propagated caste equality. It was founded by Jyotirao Phule.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Who was Ati Shudras?

They were untouchables.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Who were Shudras?

They belonged to laboring castes.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Who was Madigas?

They were experts at cleaning hides, tanning them for use, and sewing sandals.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Why do people view leather workers with contempt?

Leatherworkers work with dead animals which are seen as dirty and polluting. Hence, people see them with contempt.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: What was the contribution of Christian missionaries in spreading education among tribal groups and lower castes?

These missionaries set up schools for tribal groups and lower caste children. Here, they were equipped with some skills to make their way into a new w...

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: How did the widow’s home at Poona help the widows?

It trained them so that they could manage financial support for themselves.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Who published the book named Stripuru-shtulna? What is it about?

Tarabai Shinde published Stripuru-shtulna. It is about the social differences between men and women.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Who was Mumtaz Ali?

Mumtaz Ali was a social reformer who reinterpreted verses from the Koran to argue for the education of women.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: What was the hook swinging festival?

It was a popular festival in which devotees underwent a peculiar form of suffering as part of ritual worship. With hooks pierced through their skin, t...

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Who was Raja Rammohun Roy?

Raja Rammohun Roy was a learned social reformer. He was well versed in Sanskrit, Persian, and several other Indian and European languages. He raised v...

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Who was known as Vaishyas?

Traders and moneylenders were known as Vaishyas.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: What do you mean by ‘sad’?

Widows who chose death by burning themselves on the funeral pyre of their husbands were known as ‘sati’, meaning virtuous woman.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: How did reformers bring changes in society?

They brought changes in society by persuading people to give up old practices and adopt a new way of life.

4 years ago
Reply
Answer to: Why are social reformers described so?

Social reformers are described so because they felt that some changes were essential in society and unjust practices needed to be rooted out.

4 years ago
Page 38 / 104

How Can We Help?