Consider the following statements with reference to the Satnami movement in Central India 1 It was o...........

Ancient and Medival History (CDS) Religion and Philosopjhy

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Consider the following statements with reference to the Satnami movement in Central India:

1. It was organised to improve the social status of leather workers.

2. They defied the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and were crushed by his army

1 only

2 onl

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct. The Satnami movement in Central India was founded by Ghasidas who worked among the leatherworkers and organised a movement to improve their social status.
The Satnam Panth succeeded in providing a religious and social identity to large numbers of Chhattisgarhi Chamars. They preached social equality.
Statement 2 is correct. Satnami sect has an understanding of God as satnam (from Sanskrit satyanaman, “he whose name is truth”). The earliest Satnamis were a sect of mendicants and householders founded by Birbhan in Narnaul in eastern Punjab in 1657. In 1672 they defied the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and were crushed by his army.