Socio-Religious reform Movements in Western India

The main objective of the movement in western India was removal or eradi­cation of social discrimination prevalent against the various lower caste groups. Thinkers like Vishnubawa Brahmachari, Jyotiba Phule, Ranade and many others played a crucial role in the development of this social awareness. The most important thinkers who initiated an intellectual revolt against the social discrimination were Bal Shastri [...]