Movements are not only about collective assertions or only about rallies and protests.

Question

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Movements are not only about collective assertions or only about rallies and protests. They involve a gradual process of coming together of people with similar problems, similar demands and similar expectations. But then movements are also about making people aware of their rights and the expectations that they can have from democratic institutions. Social movements in India have been involved in these educative tasks for a long time and have thus contributed to expansion of democracy rather than causing disruptions.

1. What is the importance of popular movements in democracy?

2. How do popular movements help the government?

3. What factors make the people come together in a particular movement?

Answer 1

1. Popular movements make people aware of their rights and expectations which can be drawn from democratic institutions.

2. Popular movements let the government be aware of the similar demands, similar problems and expectations of people through an educative task for expansion of democracy rather than disrupting it.

3. Similar problems, similar demands, and similar expectations of the same group/people.