Dear Readers, Here I provide list of Social Reforms in India , Social Reformers, year of foundation of reform organization, and place of reforms.
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What is social reform movement in India?
A Social Reform means changed for the better or any attempt that seeks to correct any injustices in a society. Social Reform is a kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change, or change in certain aspects of society, rather than rapid or fundamental change.
Social Reformers in India
- Raja Rammohan Ray, Swami Dayanand Sarasweti, Keshab chandra Sen ,Devendranath Tagore, Atmaram Pandurang, Joytiba Phule are Social Reformers in India.
- They worked for abolition of castes and Untouchability, Purdah system, sati, child marriage, social inequalities and illiteracy.
- They stood for the democratization of the society, removal of superstitions and decadent customs, spread of enlightenment and development of a rational and modern outlook.
List of famous Social Reforms in India
Socio-Religious Reform Movements and Reformers in India:
| Name | Founder | Founded Year | Place |
| Atmiya Sabha | Raja Rammohan Ray | 1815 | Kolkata |
| Brahmo Sabha | Raja Rammohan Ray | 1828 | Kolkata |
| Brahmo Samaj | Raja Rammohan Ray | 1828 | Kolkata |
| Arya Samaj | Swami Dayanand Saraswati | 1875 | Bombay |
| Adi Brahmo Samaj | Keshab chandra Sen | 1866 | Kolkata |
| Tattvabodhini Sabha | Devendranath Tagore | 1839 | Kolkata |
| Brahma Samaj of India | Keshab chandra Sen | 1866 | Kolkata |
| Veda Samaj
(Brahmo Samaj of South) |
Sridhara Naidu & Keshab chandra Sen | 1864 | Madras
(Chennai) |
| Indian Reform Association | Keshab chandra Sen | 1870 | Kolkata |
| Sadharan Brahmo Samaj | Anand Mohan Bose | 1878 | Kolkata |
| Prathana Sabha | JM Govind Ranade | 1867 | Bombay |
| Prathana Samaj | Atmaram Pandurang | 1867 | Bombay |
| Ramakrishna Mission | Swami Vivekananda | 1897 | Belure |
| Dharma Sabha | Radhakanta Dev | 1830 | Kolkata |
| Paramhansa Maddali | Dadoba Pandurang & Balsastri Jambedkar | 1849 | Bombay |
| Young Bengal Movement | Henry Vivian Derozio | 1826 | Kolkata |
| Namdhari / Kuka Movement | Balak Singh & Satguru Ram Singh | 1872 | Punjab |
| Theosophical Society in India | Annie Beasant | 1898 | Madras
(Chennai) |
| Theosophical Society | H.P. Balatsvy & Col.Olcott | 1875 | New York |
| Banaras hindu University | Madan Mohan Malaviya | 1916 | Banaras |
| Decan Eeducational Socity | GG. Agarkar ,
MG Ranade , & VG Chibdonkar. |
1884 | Pune |
| Deva Samaj | Shivnarayan Agnihotri | 1887 | Lahore |
| Seva Sadan | Behramji M. Malabari | 1885 | Bombay |
| Indian National Social Conference | MG Ranade | 1887 | Bombay |
| Madras Hindu Association | Veresalingam Pantale | 1892 | Madras |
| Bharat Dharma Mahamandala | M.Malaviya &
Pt. Din Dayal Shama |
1929 | Vanarasi |
| The Servants of Indian Society | G.K. Gokhale | 1905 | Bombay |
| Poona Seva sadan(Unemployment of Women) | G.K Devadhar & Ramabai Ranade | 1909 | Pune |
| Niskam Kama Math
(founded 1st Women University) |
Dhonda Keshab Karve | 1916 | Pune |
| The Bharat Stri Mandal
(1st Women Organisation) |
Saralabala Devi Chaudharirani | 1910 | Allahabad |
| Seva Samiti | Pt. Hridayanath Kunzru | 1914 | Allahabad |
| Indian Women’s Association | Annie Besant | 1917 | Adayar, Madras |
| Khudai Khidmatgar Movement
(Servants of God) |
Abdul Gaffar khan | 1929 | Northwest |
| Lokahitawadi | Gopal Hari Desmukh | 1876 | Maharashtra |
| Radhaswami Movement | Shiv Dayal Saheb (Tulsi Ram) | 1861 | Agra |
| Satya Shodhak Samaj | Joytiba Phule | 1873 | Pune
,Maharashtra |
| Rahnumai Mazdhyan Sabha | Dadabhai Naroji | 1851 | Bombay |
| Social Service League | N.M Joshi | 1911 | Bombay |
| Bahujan Samaj | Mukundrao Patil | 1940 | Deccan, Maharashtra |
| All India Depressed class federation | B.R Ambedkar | 1920 | Nagpur |
| Harijan Sevak Sangha | M. Gandhi | 1932 | Kingsway Camp in Delhi |
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