The impact of western education led to a great awakening in India.
It was due to Raja Rammohan Roy’* efforts that Lord William Bentinck, the Governor General of India, banned Sati in 1829.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar made a remarkable contribution to the education of * and *uplift of .**
Ramakrishna Paramhansa believed that all religions were just different paths to reach one goal salvation or realisation of .*
Swami Vivekananda wanted people of India to be fearless, self confident and self-reliant.
Swami Dayanand’* slogan was back to the Vedas.
Sir syed Ahmad Khan founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh in 1875.
Jyotiba Phule was given the title of Mahatma for his work for uplift of the oppressed classes.