Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.3.9 Socio-religious reform movements

3.3.9.10 Sikh and Parsi reform: Singh Sabha, the Akali movement and Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha

Sikh reformers purified the faith through the Singh Sabhas (1873) and then won control of the gurdwaras in the Akali movement (1920–25), while Parsi reformers modernised their community through the Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha (1851).

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Key terms

  • Singh Sabha
  • Khalsa College
  • Chief Khalsa Diwan
  • Akali movement
  • Nankana Sahib
  • SGPC
  • Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1925
  • Nirankari
  • Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha
  • Rast Goftar
  • Parsi

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