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How in your opinion were the movements of social reform effective in ridding Indian society of social evils? What social evils do you find today? Which reform movements should be started to combat them?

Social evils then and now:

1. Social reform movements became really important in bringing change in practices and ideas of people.


2. It helped suppressed people from all parts of society- religion, women, Dalits etc.


3. Today, many of the social evils exist like caste bias, lynching, dowry system etc. but it is changing slowly.


4. Many NGOs fight for the rights of the downtrodden. We should begin a reform movement that would make people sympathetic to any form of suffering or suppression.


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