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1.2 Social Evils Certain practices which are inhuman in nature are considered as Social Evils. These acts which gives certain amount of gains to a certain groups by demolishing the rights and liberty of others. This will destroy the development and harmony of that society. Tradition, religious practices, culture, etc. are the reason behind these social evils. The main social evils during the time of Rammohun Roy are, Caste System, Infanticide, Sati, Polygamy, Child Marriage, Widow Oppression, Religious Conflicts, Illiteracy, Low Status of women, Dowry, Imposed Celibacy. The first seven are mentioned in the religion based social evil the rest are describing here. Low status of women: It refers to the inferior position of women (in comparison to men) in the society. This reflects the narrow mindset of the society. It is seen all …show more content…

Dowry system is actually the transfer of money, property and other valuable assets of bride’s family to the groom’s family on the eve of marriage. There are several reasons of prevailing dowry system in the society like Tradition of asking for dowry at the time of marriage, The greed for easy money, People also ask for dowry for maintaining …show more content…

There seemed to be no great ideals to receive inspiration from, no charismatic leadership to follow, nobody who will finally led the people of India to high noble endeavour. The subcontinent in general and Bengal in particular seemed to pass through a period of unprecedented darkness. At the time of Rammohun Roy’s birth a dense cloud of darkness was brooding over the country. For centuries together muses of India had been silent. No Voices of commanding genius relieved the silent monotony of this period. In this situation Rammohun Roy act according to the need of the era for its

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