The article Social and Religious Movements present the list of Social and Religious Movements of India before Independence. It is very important for all the candidates to acknowledge such reform drives in GA/GK preparation in many competitive exams such as SSC, Banking etc.

In the 19th Century, many dynamic & thoughtful people from all parts of the country came forward and joined hands to begin various social and religious reform drives to eradicate the ordeals of being the oldest civilisation of the world.
During that time a major population of India offended the culture and beliefs brought in by the west but some gradually understood that modern western thoughts will provide the key to a new and developed society.
Below table contains the list of Social and Religious Movements in the alphabetical order: