Human is a social animal by nature. An overview of its progress and development proves that the progress that man has made has been possible only by living in the society. Man and society are so much interdependent on each other that without one the stability and progress of the other cannot be imagined. Where man is animal without society, society without man is illogical and meaningless. During the Vedic period, the condition of the society in India was good and women also had a respectable place in the society. After the arrival of Muslims in the medieval period, social evils were born and the condition of the people became miserable. At the time when the British Empire was established in India, fatal social evils like female slaughter, child marriage, slavery, sati pratha, untouchability existed in its worst form. Due to the influence of western education and culture, a new awakening arose among the Indians and they realized the need for social reforms. As a result, Lord William Bentinck abolished the practice of Sati, Bal Vadya and Ugi, Lai Ellenbury abolished slavery and Lord Dalhousie abolished human sacrifice at places of religious worship. There were many social reformers in India like Bhimrao Ambedkar, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, Dayanand Saraswati, Kabirdas Nanak, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Savitri Bai Phule etc. who contributed in this field, but where Gandhiji enlightened the field of politics with his versatile personality, the field of social reform also shone with his talent.
Sarvodaya, Man and society, social system, non-violance, Truth, Satyagraha
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