Drishti JaiswalAIR 255 · CSE 2022 · 160 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
New social movements are defined as collective mobilisation driven by the idea of emerging issues, new organisations.
Body · points
New social movement in India
Environmental movements like Chipko, Aarey forest movements are driven by idea of quality of life as defined by Habermas in his 'New social movements'.
Dalit rights movements - Gail Omvedt in her book 'Reinventing Revolution' points out that new social movements are driven by concerns of social inequalities.
Farmer protests and movements - mostly by middle class as Frank Parkin suggests new social movements will be driven by middle class.
"Me too" movements - driven by issue of equal human rights for women.
Supported by NGOs, mobilis- ation is done through social media etc - thus new social movements using new ways.
Close · a summary
New social movements are not focussed on materialistic gains instead to push society to new identity, lifestyle and culture. Thus movements in India has elements and characteristics of new social movements.