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| Article Name : | | | RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY'S STRUGGLE FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF WOMEN | | Author Name : | | | A.PREMA | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-2065 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The pioneers of all our progressive movements including that of the liberation for women may be divided into two groups. Both the groups recognized the reactionary and coercive character of our social institutions and customs. The enlightened liberal Indians who were known as the reformers recognized the principle of the liberty of the individual. They were permeated with western liberal culture and hence invoked such jibe, ral principles as individual liberty, equality of all human beings irrespective of sex and other distinctions, respect for the personality of the individual and others when they attacked reactionary authoritarian hierarchic social institutions and launched social reform movements including that of the liberation of the Indian women. As regards the rationalist approach Ranade remarked that it was wrong to revive old institutions it they were unable to meet new social needs. “When we are asked to revive our institutions and customs, people seem to be very much at sea as to what it is they seem to revive”. | | Keywords : | | |
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