Social reformers of India

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Mahatma Jotirao Phule Mahatma Jotirao Phule.jpg
Mahatma Jotirao Phule

Periyar with B. R. Ambedkar Rangoon, 1954. Babasaheb Ambedkar with Periyar when they met in connection with a Buddhist conference there.jpg
Periyar with B. R. Ambedkar

Mohandas K. Gandhi Mohandas K. Gandhi, 1924.jpg
Mohandas K. Gandhi

Notable social reformers in India included

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References

  1. Tributes paid to founder of Swadhyaya movement Times of India , 12 November 2003.
  2. "यह हैं रियल लाइफ के पैडमैन, सेनेटरी पैड लेकर कर रहे हैं जागरूक". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 28 May 2018.
  3. Noble, Barnes &. "Sarkar, you can not be forgotten. The life and work of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|NOOK Book". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 19 August 2020.