โก Topic 06 of 6 ยท Chapter 13 ยท Quick Revision
Economic Impact & Social Reforms โ Quick Revision
Key reformers, acts, dates, complete chapter revision checklist.
๐ Key Social Reform Movements โ Quick Reference
| Movement | Founded | Founder | Region | Key Reform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brahmo Samaj | 1828 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy | Bengal | Abolished Sati; widow remarriage; women’s education |
| Arya Samaj | 1875 | Dayananda Saraswati | Punjab/UP | “Back to Vedas”; Shuddhi; DAV schools |
| Ramakrishna Mission | 1897 | Swami Vivekananda | Bengal | Vedanta; service to humanity; Chicago speech (1893) |
| Prarthana Samaj | 1867 | Atmaram Pandurang | Maharashtra | Social reform; widow remarriage |
| Satyashodhak Samaj | 1873 | Jyotiba Phule | Maharashtra | Anti-caste; women’s education; “Gulamgiri” |
| Theosophical Society | 1875 (India 1882) | Blavatsky + Olcott | Madras (Adyar) | Promoted Indian philosophy |
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Drain of Wealth: Dadabhai Naoroji; “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” (1901)
โ Dadabhai Naoroji: “Grand Old Man of India”; first Indian MP in British Parliament (1892)
โ Deindustrialisation: British goods destroyed Indian textiles; Dacca muslin declined
โ Permanent Settlement: 1793; Lord Cornwallis; Bengal; zamindars; fixed revenue
โ Ryotwari: Thomas Munro; Madras; direct with peasants
โ Mahalwari: Holt Mackenzie (1822); UP, Punjab; village community
โ Brahmo Samaj: 1828; Raja Ram Mohan Roy; Calcutta; monotheistic
โ Sati abolished: 1829; Regulation XVII; Lord William Bentinck
โ Raja Ram Mohan Roy: “Father of Modern India”; “Father of Indian Renaissance”
โ Arya Samaj: 1875; Dayananda Saraswati; “Back to the Vedas”; Shuddhi movement
โ Satyarth Prakash: Dayananda Saraswati; Hindi; foundational text of Arya Samaj
โ Ramakrishna Mission: 1897; Swami Vivekananda; Chicago speech (September 11, 1893)
โ Jyotiba Phule: Satyashodhak Samaj (1873); Maharashtra; anti-caste; first school for girls (1848)
โ Widow Remarriage Act: 1856; Lord Dalhousie; Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
โ Macaulay’s Minute: 1835; English as medium; “Indian in blood, English in taste”
โ Wood’s Despatch: 1854; “Magna Carta of Indian Education”; universities established
โ Universities: 1857; Bombay, Calcutta, Madras
โ Vernacular Press Act: 1878; Lord Lytton; “Gagging Act”; repealed 1882
โ Theosophical Society: Madame Blavatsky + Colonel Olcott; Adyar, Madras (1882)
โ Annie Besant: Theosophical Society president; Home Rule League (1916)
โ Dadabhai Naoroji: “Grand Old Man of India”; first Indian MP in British Parliament (1892)
โ Deindustrialisation: British goods destroyed Indian textiles; Dacca muslin declined
โ Permanent Settlement: 1793; Lord Cornwallis; Bengal; zamindars; fixed revenue
โ Ryotwari: Thomas Munro; Madras; direct with peasants
โ Mahalwari: Holt Mackenzie (1822); UP, Punjab; village community
โ Brahmo Samaj: 1828; Raja Ram Mohan Roy; Calcutta; monotheistic
โ Sati abolished: 1829; Regulation XVII; Lord William Bentinck
โ Raja Ram Mohan Roy: “Father of Modern India”; “Father of Indian Renaissance”
โ Arya Samaj: 1875; Dayananda Saraswati; “Back to the Vedas”; Shuddhi movement
โ Satyarth Prakash: Dayananda Saraswati; Hindi; foundational text of Arya Samaj
โ Ramakrishna Mission: 1897; Swami Vivekananda; Chicago speech (September 11, 1893)
โ Jyotiba Phule: Satyashodhak Samaj (1873); Maharashtra; anti-caste; first school for girls (1848)
โ Widow Remarriage Act: 1856; Lord Dalhousie; Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
โ Macaulay’s Minute: 1835; English as medium; “Indian in blood, English in taste”
โ Wood’s Despatch: 1854; “Magna Carta of Indian Education”; universities established
โ Universities: 1857; Bombay, Calcutta, Madras
โ Vernacular Press Act: 1878; Lord Lytton; “Gagging Act”; repealed 1882
โ Theosophical Society: Madame Blavatsky + Colonel Olcott; Adyar, Madras (1882)
โ Annie Besant: Theosophical Society president; Home Rule League (1916)