Explain the following statement with reasons: Social reformers created mass awareness in India.

Answer: The statement is true.

• Indian society in the 19th century suffered from evils like sati, child marriage, ban on widow remarriage, untouchability, caste discrimination and superstition.
• Reformers such as Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, Mahatma Jotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar attacked these evils through writings, newspapers, lectures and movements.
• They started schools for girls and the lower castes, founded organisations like the Brahmo Samaj, Prarthana Samaj and Satyashodhak Samaj, and got laws passed against sati and for widow remarriage.
• Their work spread the values of reason, equality and humanity among the common people, which also prepared the ground for the national movement.