Women Caste and Reform Test - 6

Independent Labour Party (ILP) was an Indian political organisation formed under the leadership of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in August 1936 against the brahmanical and capitalist structures in the society. ILP argued for Indian labour class while also stressing on the nature of caste structures and need for its annihilation.

The Prarthana Samaj is one of the prominent reform movement in western India which was founded in 1867 by Dr. Atmaram Pandurang, Mohadev Govind Ranade and Ramakrishna Bhandarkar against the caste system and the practice of untouchability. The leader of the Prathana Samaj were influenced by the Brahmo samaj. They worked for improving the status of women and advocated window remarriage.

Prarthana Samaj, or "Prayer Society" in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reform in Bombay based on earlier reform movements. Prarthana Samaj was founded by Atmaram Pandurang with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen in 1867, with an aim to make people believe in one God and worship only one God. It became popular after Mahadev Govind Ranade joined. The main reformers were the intellectuals who advocated reforms of the social system of the Hindus.

• In 1828, Indian Social Reformer Raja Ram Mohun Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha which was later renamed Brahmo Samaj.
  
• Tatvabodhini Sabha was founded by Devendra Nath Tagore in 1839.
  
• Keshav Chandra Sen founded Brahmo Samaj of India in 1860.

• Mahadev Govind Ranade founded Prarthana Samaj in 1867.
• Indian Religious Leader Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875.

Vivian Derozio was an Indian teacher and poet. His influence lived on among his former students, who came to be known as Young Bengal and many of whom became prominent in social reform, law, and journalism. The Young Bengal group played a key role in the Bengal renaissance. 

Mahatma Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873 in Pune. It was founded with a purpose to give education to the lower castes and liberate the less privileged in the then prevailing society such as women, Shudra, and Dalit from exploitation and oppression.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a famous Indian reformist and philanthropist. He challenged the Brahminical authorities and proved that widow remarriage is sanctioned by Vedic scriptures. He met the British Authorities and forced them to bring the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act. 

The Theosophical Society was founded by Madame Blavatsky and Col. Olcott in 1875 in New York. Mrs. Annie Besant made the movement very popular in India. It represented both Indian and international character. It preached universal brotherhood of men irrespective of distinctions of caste, creed, race or sex. 

1. Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a public central university in Aligarh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875.