Tarabai Shinde in her book wrote “Isn’t a woman’s life is a dear to her as yours is to you. Her face is not be seen, a widowed woman is a bad woman”

Arya Samaj an organisation founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to reform Hinduism was formed in 1875.

Sri Narayan Guru in present day’s Kerala belonged to a low caste of Ezhavas. He proclaimed the ideals of unity for his people. He argued against treating people unequally on the basis of caste differences.

In bombay the Paramhans Mandali was formed in 1840 to work for the abolition of the caste system, Eliminate untouchability, Question the injustices of the caste system and Violate class taboos on food and touch.

The Satyashodhak Samaj, an association which proclaimed and propagated caste equality was founded by Jyotirao Phule.

Young Bengal Movement was started by Henry Derozio. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was a teacher at Hindu College, Calcutta, in the 1820s; he promoted radical ideas and encouraged his pupils to question all authority.

Sayyid Ahmed Khan founded the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College,in 1875 at Aligarh, later became the Aligarh Muslim University. The institution offered modern education, including Western science, to Muslims.

Madigas were an important untouchable caste of Andhra Pradesh. They were experts at cleaning hides, tanning them for use, and sewing sandals.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded a reform association known as the Brahmo Sabha (later known as the Brahmo Samaj) in Calcutta. People such as Rammohun Roy are described as reformers because they felt that changes were necessary in society.

Ram Mohan Roy was particularly moved by the problems widows faced in their lives. He began a campaign against the practice of sati. The practice of ‘Sati’ was banned in 1829.