Social and Religious reform Movement of India

Major social and religious reform movements in India

In Indian history, the 19th century has been considered as the century of religious and social renaissance. At this time, due to the western education system of the East India Company, the modern youth mind became reflective, young and old all were forced to think on this subject. Although the Company followed a policy of restraint against interference in the religious affairs of India, it did so for its own political interest. People influenced by western education started to test the Hindu social structure, religion, customs and traditions on the test of logic.

This gave birth to a social and religious movement.The influence of communism was more in the industrial cities of Calcutta, Mumbai, Kanpur, Lahore and Madras, which were shabby and superstitious due to centuries of customs under the British rule. Enlightened Indian social and religious reformers, reformist British Governor-Generals and the spread of Western education made efforts to revive Indian society.

Major causes of religious reform movement in India:

1. The primacy of rituals: - The sages and sages of the Vedic period who had established the holy Hindu religion, it was very simple, ostentatious and far away from complications. But with the passage of time, due to the importance of birth over karma, Brahmins increased the importance of rituals in Hindu religion to increase their dominance, due to which they started demanding more money for doing big religious works. Due to which the general public and poor people could not get them done and their interest gradually started to end in Hindu religion.
2. Presence of pomp and superstition:- With the passage of time, pomp and superstition started to arise in Hinduism. Animal sacrifices were started to please the gods and goddesses, the concept of heaven and hell had started to arise and people were being inspired to perform yajnas etc. Had been.
3. Multiplicity of Yagyas:- With the passage of time in Hindu religion, great importance was given to Yagyas. Due to such ideologies that excessive rain and hailstorm could be stopped by Yagya, the importance of Yagyas started increasing more. People were given the importance of sacrifices for the peace of their ancestors' souls and to earn fame and wealth.

List of the major social and religious reformer movements of India and the great thinkers who started them:

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