Subject: Polity Context : Swami Agnivesh was widely known for his campaign against bonded labour through his foundation BandhuaMuktiMorcha (Bonded Labor Liberation Front). Concept: Bonded labour in India is defined as a system of forced labour caused by a debt or by social custom or obligation, under which a debtor loses freedom of movement, and/or […]
Subject: History Context : Social activist and AryaSamaj leader Swami Agnivesh passed away at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi. Concept: The AryaSamaj Movement, revivalist in form though not in content, was the result of a reaction to Western influences. Its founder, DayanandaSaraswati or Mulshankar (1824-1883) was born in the old Morvi state […]
Daily Prelims Topic Arya Samaj Bonded labour in constitution Late monsoon withdrawal India slips on global economic freedom index Eat Right Movement Bhoodan Movement Individual Satyagraha Daily Mains Mantra NEWSPAPER GS 1: History The rise of Arya Samaj may quite logically be pronounced as the outcomes of conditions imported into India by the […]