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*In Western India Jyotirao Phule struggled for the Upliftment of lower castes.
‘Ghulam-Giri’ is the work written by Jyotirao Phule.
*He pioneered the widow remarriage movement in Maharashtra and worked for the education of women.
*Jyothirao Phule and his wife established the first girls school at Pune in 1851.
DevaSamaj
* Devasamaj was started by Shivanarayan Agnihotri at Lahore in 1887.
*‘Deva Shastra’ is the religious text of Deva Samaj.
*The teachings of Devasamaj were known as ‘Devadharma’.
Sikh Reform Movement
*The Nationalist and progressive ideas of 19th century influenced Sikh community also.
*The Sikh Sabha movement founded at
Ans : Amritsar
*The movement associated with sikh reforms
Ans : Akali movement
*Sikh Gurudwara Act passed in the year -1922 (later amended in 1925)
*Kuka Movement was started with the aims of sikh reform and restoration of sikh sovereignity in Punjab by driving the British away.
*The leader of Kuka Movement - Baba Ram Singh, Baba Balak Singh, Bhagat Jawahar Mai
HSRA
*Full form of HSRA - Hindustan Socialist Republican Army/Association
*The first revolutionary movement in the national level against British.
*Established on 1928 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
* Major leaders are Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev etc.
*Yellow paper constitution drafted by Sachindra Nath Sanyal, Dr. Jadugopal Mukherjee and Ram Prasad Bismil.
Anushilan Samiti
*It was started on 1902.
*Anushilan Samiti means ‘Self Culture Association’.
*C.R. Das, Aurobindo Ghosh, Surendranath Tagore, Jatindra Nath Bannerjee Bhopendra Nath Dutta were famous leaders.
India House
*Started on 1905 in London
*Established by Shyamji Krishna Varma
*‘The Indian Sociologist’ was published by Shyamji Krishna varma'.
Rare info
*Bharat Matha Association was started by
Ans : Neeiakanta Brahmachari (1909-1910)
*Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company was launched by
Ans : V.O.Chidambaram Pillai
