Q: Satya Shodhak Samaj organized
a) a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
b) a temple-entry movement in Gujarat
c) an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
d) a peasant movement in Punjab
The correct answer is Option 3.
Satya Shodak Samaj
- It is an Anti-caste movement in Maharashtra. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
- The fundamental goal was to free the so-called “lower castes” from oppression and exploitation.
- Jyotirao Phule created Satyashodhak Samaj.
- It was established on September 24, 1873, in Pune, Maharashtra.
- It was against brahminical dominance and in favour of the emancipation of the lower castes, untouchables, and widows.
- Tenants revolted against their brahman landlords in Satara in 1919, in tandem with the Samaj’s anti-religious ideology.
- It arrived with its ideology that mocked brahman superiority, and the process of rebellion in other cities in Maharashtra took a similar shape.
- Peasants abandoned their reliance on brahmans for religious ceremonies, disrupted brahman ceremonies, violated temples, and broke idols.
- These peasant revolts in Maharashtra demonstrated that the Satyashodhak Samaj’s ideology was appealing to the general public and capable of inciting group action.
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