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Option 3 : Singh Sabhas sought to rid Sikhism of caste distinctions
Among the given statements, 'Singh Sabhas sought to rid Sikhism of caste distinctions' is true about caste reforms in the colonial period.
- Singh Sabhas:
- Reform organisations of the Sikhs, the first Singh Sabhas were formed at Amritsar in 1873 and at Lahore in 1879.
- The Sabhas sought to rid Sikhism of superstitions, caste distinctions and practices seen by them as non-Sikh.
- They promoted education among the Sikhs, often combining modern instruction with Sikh teachings.
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- Prarthana Samaj:
- Established in 1867 at Bombay, the Prarthana Samaj sought to remove caste restrictions, abolish child marriage, encourage the education of women, and end the ban on widow remarriage.
- Its religious meetings drew upon Hindu, Buddhist and Christian texts.
- Henry Derozio:
- Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, a teacher at Hindu College, Calcutta, in the 1820s, promoted radical ideas and encouraged his pupils to question all authority.
- Referred to as the Young Bengal Movement, his students attacked tradition and custom, demanded education for women and campaigned for the freedom of thought and expression.
- Periyar:
- E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker also known as Periyar founded the Self Respect Movement in 1925 in Tamil Nadu.
- Periyar was an outspoken critic of Vedic scriptures, especially the Codes of Manu, the ancient lawgiver, and the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana.
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He said that these texts had been used to establish the authority of Brahmans over lower castes and the domination of men over women.
Based on the above discussion we can conclude that the following statement is true about caste reforms in the colonial period:
Singh Sabhas sought to rid Sikhism of caste distinctions.
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