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Revision note: Socio-Religious Reform II: Muslim, Sikh, Parsi and Anti-Caste Movements


  • Aligarh: Sir Syed, Scientific Society 1864, Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq, MAO College 1875 → AMU 1920
  • Deoband 1866 (Nanautavi, Gangohi): orthodox, anti-British; Ahmadiyya 1889 (Qadian); Nadwatul Ulama 1894
  • Sikh: Nirankari, Namdhari, Singh Sabha 1873, Akali movement → Gurdwaras Act 1925, SGPC
  • Parsi: Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha 1851, Rast Goftar
  • Phule: girls' school 1848, Satyashodhak Samaj 1873, Gulamgiri
  • Narayana Guru: Aruvippuram 1888, SNDP 1903; Ayyankali; Vaikom 1924–25; Periyar Self-Respect 1925
  • Ambedkar: Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha 1924, Mook Nayak, Mahad 1927, Kalaram 1930, Poona Pact 1932
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