Contribution of Social Reformers to Eradicate Social Evils

Abstract

It is stated that Indian civilization is five thousand years old and it has been very complex because people of different religions live in it. Moreover, the geographical locations of India vary from one place to another. India faced the attacks of many foreign invaders also. Those invaders brought their ethnic polymorphism, rituals and cultures. Due to different belief systems and ideologies, India has been a vibrant and sensitive country. This complexity of India has given birth to some social evils also. People from different religions live here and people of every religion face different types of problems according to their, religious practices, customs and rituals. A number of Social evils had crept into Indian Society. It is a great honor for India that great social reformers like Raja Rammohan Roy, Swami Dayanand, Raja Ram Mohan Rai, Swami Vivekananda, Rabindra Nath Tagore and many more social reformers brought revolutionary changes in the society through their reforms. The social reformers of India started the revolution of radical change in Indian society and they left no stone unturned to eradicate these evils. Some reformers decided to remove caste discrimination while others worked on the girl education, women empowerment, against child marriage, illiteracy etc. These great persons did incredible works for the good of the people, thereby creating a beautiful, peaceful, environment filled with humanity and happiness in the society. The social evils like polygamy, sati tradition, child marriage, casteism, dowry system, female infanticide, etc had made India crippled. The Social Reformers closely scrutinized the country’s past and found that many beliefs and practices were no longer of any use and needed to be discarded; they also discovered that many aspects of India’s cultural heritage were of intrinsic value to India’s cultural awakening.