A K Sreeja

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will be able to understand the unwanted customs and practices  existed in the Indian society in the 19th century.

2. Students will be able to understand the status of women in the past 

3.  Students will be able to identify and name the leaders who worked to bring changes in the lives of women and         appreciate the contributions made by them

4. Students will be able to understand the various movements started by social reformers

5. Students will be able to realise the importance of education in bringing equality in the society

6. Students will be able to compare the past with the present and draw conclusions from that how fortunate they are to live in a society which is free of unwanted social customs and practices

7.Students will be able to understand the difficulties faced by social reformers in making the society a better place to live

8. Students will develop the qualities such as team spirit, confidence , honesty and endurance .

Description Of Activity

1. Divide the class into 2 groups of 9 members each : The Chasing Team and the Defending Team to play the game    kho kho

2. The Chasing Team represents the social reformers such as 

    (1) Raja Rammohun Roy 

    (2) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

    (3) Veerasalingam Pantulu

    (4) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar

    (5) Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

    (6) Tarabai Shinde 

   (7) Pandita Ramabai

   (8) Jyotirao Phule

   (9) Mumtaz Ali

3. The Defending Team represents unwanted customs and practices(evil customs and inequalities ) existed in the society such as 

    (1) Sati

    (2) Child Marriage

    (3) Polygamy

    (4) Ban on widow remarriage

    (5) Inaccessibility to education

    (6) Female Infanticide 

    (7) No right to inherit family property 

    (8) Stereotyping

    (9) Inferior Status

4. In the game the Reformers Team under the leadership of Raja Rammohun Roy chase and tag the runners( evils practices and inequalities ) one by one and make all of them out

         The teacher can explain as in the game the reformers of India who worked towards change  through their determination and continuous efforts brought changes in the lives of women by abolishing the evil practices and inequalities one by one

Variations

1. We can change the number of players 

2. We can play it as indoor game 

Coaching Tips

Ask the students to collect the picures of social reformers and classify them on the basis of the work done by them

Equipment/Material Required

1. 2 poles

2. String or chalk to mark the central line