2. India has produced numerous
social reformers who have played a
significant role in making India a
more progressive and forward
looking country. These social
reformers have fought against
several social evils such as Sati,
widow remarriage, child marriage,
casteism. Here is a brief profile of
famous Indian social reformers.
3. Some Social Reformers of
India :-
Dayanand Saraswati
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Swami Vivekananda
Vinoba Bhave
Kiran Bedi
Medha Patkar
Shanta Sinha
Baba Amte
Jyotiba Phule
Shahu Chhatrapati
4. Dayanand
Saraswati :-
Dayanand Saraswati was one
of the most radical socio-
religious reformers in the
history of India. Swami
Dayanand Saraswati was the
founder of Arya Samaj and
propagated egalitarian
5. Raja Ram Mohan
Roy :-
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is
known as the 'Maker of
Modern India'. He was the
founder of the Brahmo Samaj,
one of the first Indian socio-
religious reform movements.
He played a major role in
abolishing the role of Sati.
7. Swami Vivekananda :-
Swami Vivekananda was one of the
most influential spiritual leaders of
Vedanta philosophy. He was the chief
disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa
and was the founder of Ramakrishna
Math and Ramakrishna Mission.
Swami Vivekananda was the living
embodiment of sacrifice and
8. Vinoba Bhave :-
Vinobha Bhave’s original
name was Vinayak Narahari
Bhave. He was born in a
Brahmin family on
September 11, 1895 at the
village of Gagoda in Kolaba
district of Maharashtra. He
was greatly influenced by
9. Kiran Bedi :-
Kiran Bedi is truly an icon
of heroism. She was the
first Indian woman to join
the Indian Police Services.
She was born on June 9,
1949 at Amritsar in Punjab.
She is one of the most
renowned police officers,
10. Medha Patkar :-
Medha Patkar is a well
known social activist of
India. She was born on 1st
December in the year
1954. Prior to becoming a
social reformer, she
completed her M.A. in
Social Work from Tata
Institute of Social Sciences
(TISS).She left Ph. D. in the
11. Shanta Sinha :-
Shanta Sinha, the Ramon
Magsaysay award winner,
has recently been
appointed for the post of
chairperson of the National
Commission for Protection
of Child Rights. She is the
founder secretary trustee
of the Mamidipudi
12. Baba Amte :-
Baba Amte is one of the
greatest social
reformers India's ever
had. He gave his
lucrative career as
barrister for social
service. He was so great
13. Jyotiba Phule :-
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, who
was a prominent activist,
thinker and social reformer
from the Indian state of
Maharashtra during the 19th
century, was also famous by
the name of Mahatma Jyotiba
Phule. During his time, he
tried bringing in positive
14. Shahu Chhatrapati :-
Shahu Chhatrapati was the
Maharaja or the king of the
Indian princely state of
Kolhapur. Also known by the
name of Rajarshi Shahu, he
was known to be a great
social reformer of his time.
Shahu Chhatrapati was born
15. Sri Narayana Guru :-
Sri Narayana Guru was
social reformer of India .
The Guru was born into
an Ezhava family, in an
era when people from
backward communities
like the Ezhavas faced