Major themes
- idolatory
- priestcraft
- child marriage
- widow remarriage
- infanticide
- caste
- polygamy
- polytheism
- illiteracy
Intro
- studied scriptures
- Doctrine of Logic: for human welfare
- led to
- capitalism (i.e. end of feudalism)
- modern polity
- science and tech revolution
- socio religious reforms
Why in 19th century?
- brits wanted to fulfill White Man’s Burden via social reforms (by law)
- criticisms by brits led to cultural nationalism
- doctrine of rationality, self assessment
Who provided leadership?
- Pre 1857: WEMC w/ govt support
- Post 1857: by more culturally nationalistic ppl
- at times non WEMC
- even without govt support
- high criticism of brit
- wanted non interference of brit
- extremists used cultural nationalism for pol. nationalism
See also: - Kinds of Social Reformers - Events in Social Reform