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The main objectives of socio-religious movements during the colonial rule in India were reforming and synthesizing Hinduism. Write on any two such important movements.
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- Impact of Colonial Rule on Indian Society
Colonial rule obliged Hinduism to defend itself in the language of reason, in print, before missionary and utilitarian critics. Two responses dominate the record: the Brahmo Samaj (1828), which reformed by synthesis, and the Arya Samaj (1875), which reformed by purification. Only one of the two is fully described by the proposition.
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- The Brahmo Samaj: reform through synthesis
- The Arya Samaj: reform through purification
- Testing the proposition
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