Singh Sabha Movement In response to Muslim, Christian, and Hindu reform movements (Brahmo Samajis, Arya Samaj), the Singh Sabha Movement was founded in Punjab in the 1870s (Aligarh movement and Ahmadiyah). The movement was started at a period when the Sikh Empire had been dismantled and conquered by the British, the Khalsa had lost its …

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Temple Entry Movement Bhimrao Ambedkar founded the Temple Entry Movement as a nationwide strategy to combat caste injustice. Hindu societal change was the primary objective. In Kerala in the 20th century, the poor were forbidden from entering temples. It was started with the intention of opening all Hindu temples while waging a large propaganda effort …

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Justice Movement In order to gain employment and legislative representation for non-Brahmins, C.N. Mudaliar, T.M. Nair, and P. Tyagaraja founded the Justice movement in the Madras Presidency. The Madras Presidency Association was established in 1917 to call for lower castes to have distinct representation in the assembly. As we study Modern Indian History for the …

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Reforms Movements in South India Reform movements in southern India were influenced by a number of northern Indian movements, including the Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, etc. In south India throughout the colonial era, various socio-religious reform movements have emerged. It aimed to change the caste-based, affluent, and repressive Indian society. Some of the prominent leaders …

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