SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

1. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Civil liberties & human rights; women’s movements; environmentalist movements

A. Women’s Movements

1. Comment: Women empowerment in India and its impact on democracy. (2000)
2. The women activists did not support Quota till 1974. What led to the subsequent change in their stand? (2001)
3. Comment: The Concept of Women Empowerment. (2006)
4. Examine the scope and limitations of women’s movements in India. (2014)
5. Write approximately 150 words on Women’s role in anti-arrack movement. (2024)

B. Environmental Movements

1. “The environmental movements have challenged the policy and pattern of economic development in post–independent India.” Analyse with examples. (2009)
2. Discuss the impact of environmentalist movements on government policies in recent years. (2012)
3. Comment in 150 words: Compare and contrast Chipko Movement with Narmada Bachao Andolan. (2013)
4. Critically analyse the environmentalist movement in Tuticorin, Tamilnadu. (2018)
5. Write short note on significance of the Chipko Movement. (2019)
6. High concentration of economic activities and consumption patterns in post-liberalisation period has led to the failure of environmental movements in India. Elucidate. (2022)
7. Comment on environmentalism of the poor. (2023)
8. Discuss the role of environmental movements in shaping the environmental governance in India. (2024)

C. Civil Liberties & Human Rights Movements

1. Comment in 150 words: The dilemmas of the human rights movements in India. (2014)
2. Discuss the Right to Information and underline challenges being posed before it. (2016)
3. Examine the nature of the civil liberty movement in India. (2020)
4. Dr. Ambedkar’s clarion call, “Educate, Agitate and Organize”, strategizes the Dalit movement towards achieving civil liberty. Discuss. (2023)