Indian social reformers

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on the debates of the Constituent Assembly of India and the first draft of Sir Benegal Narsing Rau. Ambedkar served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. He later renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism, inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement.

15th century Indian Vaishnavite saint

Indian self-rule activist (1856–1920)

Indian feminist historian and social reformer (1858–1922)

Indian social reformer (1831-1897)

Vishwaguru Basavanna (1131–1196), also called ' and ', was an Indian philosopher, poet, Lingayat social reformer in the Shiva-focused bhakti movement, and a Hindu Shaivite social reformer during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukya and the Kalachuri Dynasty. Basava was active during the rule of both dynasties, but his influence peaked during the reign of King Bijjala II in Karnataka, India.

Indian independence activist and political leader

Indian philosopher (1817–1905)

Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 187924 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician. He was the organiser of the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam and is considered the architect of Dravidian politics, as well as a leading figure of left-wing politics in India.

Tamil poet, social reformer, fighter for Indian freedom & women's rights

Indian scholar and author (1893 – 1963)

Indian activist

Indian spiritual leader and social reformer (1856–1928)

Indian writer and Women's rights activist

Indian social reformer (1827-1890)

Indian scholar, social reformer and author (1842-1901)

Indian activist

Indian social reformer (1858–1962)

Indian academic (1838–1884)

Indian physician and legislator

Indian politician and scholar (1848–1925)

Indian spiritual Guru, philosopher, social reformer and composer (1921–1990)

Indian freedom fighter and social reformer (1903-1988)

feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India

Maharani of Indian state of Cooch Behar (1864–1932)

Gaudīya Vaisnava Hindu guru and instructor (1874–1937)

Indian writer, editor, essayist, poet, novelist, musician and social worker (1855/1856-1932)

Indian musician

Indian Carmelite priest and Religious Founder (1805–1871)

Bengali writer

Indian active social worker and one of the first women's rights activists in the 19th century

Indian Maharaja (1863–1939)

first civil servant of India

Indian writer and social reformer

Indian independence activist and politician

Indian Entrepreneur

Indian educationalist (1864–1951)

Gujarati writer, social worker and educationist (1882-1970)

Indian social reformer, thinker and writer (1932-1977)

poet-saint of Gujarat

Vallalar history (1823-1874)

politician and activist from Gujarat, India

Bangladeshi activist

Indian philosopher, musician and poet

Indian politician

Indian Odia author (1843–1918)

Indian poet and social reformer (1853–1912)

Social reformer and father of modern Telugu literature

Indian academic (1837–1925)

Indian educationalist and social reformer

Indian politician, women's rights activist, and social reformer

The First Homeopathic Practitioner in India

Indian Gujarati-language writer and philosopher (1858–1898)

Indian social reformer, writer and freedom fighter from Assam

Indian journalist

Indian politician (1934–2006)

Bengali scholar (1813–1885)

Indian writer (1873–1924)

Indian writer, Social Reformer (1836–1897)