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Option 3 : Satnami Movement
Satnami Movement was associated with the movement against caste distinction.
- By the second half of the nineteenth century, people from within the non-Brahman castes began organising movements against caste discrimination, and demanded social equality and justice.
- The Satnami movement in Central India was founded by Ghasidas who worked among the leatherworkers and organised a movement to improve their social status.
- The forceful speeches, writings and movements of lower caste leaders did lead to rethinking and some self-criticism among upper-caste nationalist leaders.
- But orthodox Hindu society also reacted by founding Sanatan Dharma Sabhas and the Bharat Dharma Mahamandal in the north, and associations like the Brahman Sabha in Bengal.
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The object of these associations was to uphold caste distinctions as a cornerstone of Hinduism, and show how this was sanctified by scriptures.
Based on the above given points we can conclude that, Satnami Movement was associated with the movement against caste distinction.
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