Social Movements in India
Social Movements In Modern India
Introduction
When we talk about social change two things should be taken into consideration,firstly should government produce change and secondly should people introduce change themself on their own terms and conditions. Social desires and demand for change is different from personal desire and demands. Hence both stands opposite to each other ,for example if the state is glorifying one particular form of religion and people want to go for change or another religion this will lead to struggle between power of the state and power of the people. This struggle between the part of state and power of the people can be termed as social movement.
With the growing consciousness , people are coming forward in large numbers and it has become difficult for the state to ignore the demand of the people and introduce its own wishes. There is a dialectical relationship between state and people. Gandhiji introduced different kinds of protest and encouraged mass movement both in the nature of social and political.
During different points of time in Indian history identity movement have also taken place so that everyone has a space in society, every individual is free and that they do not to hide their actual identity in front of others e.g. homosexuals, transgenders.
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protest is an expression of objection, by words or by actions, to particular events, policies or situations. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations.
Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, or they may undertake direct action in an attempt to directly enact desired changes themselves. When protests are part of a systematic and peaceful campaign to achieve a particular objective, and involve the use of pressure as well as persuasion, they go beyond mere protest and may be better described as cases of civil
Introduction
When we talk about social change two things should be taken into consideration,firstly should government produce change and secondly should people introduce change themself on their own terms and conditions. Social desires and demand for change is different from personal desire and demands. Hence both stands opposite to each other ,for example if the state is glorifying one particular form of religion and people want to go for change or another religion this will lead to struggle between power of the state and power of the people. This struggle between the part of state and power of the people can be termed as social movement.
With the growing consciousness , people are coming forward in large numbers and it has become difficult for the state to ignore the demand of the people and introduce its own wishes. There is a dialectical relationship between state and people. Gandhiji introduced different kinds of protest and encouraged mass movement both in the nature of social and political.
During different points of time in Indian history identity movement have also taken place so that everyone has a space in society, every individual is free and that they do not to hide their actual identity in front of others e.g. homosexuals, transgenders.
A
protest is an expression of objection, by words or by actions, to particular events, policies or situations. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations.
Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, or they may undertake direct action in an attempt to directly enact desired changes themselves. When protests are part of a systematic and peaceful campaign to achieve a particular objective, and involve the use of pressure as well as persuasion, they go beyond mere protest and may be better described as cases of civil