Question

 Describe the achievements of the Moderates.

Answer 1

Achievements of the Moderates:
(i) Their greatest achievement was that they saved the Indian masses from being misled. For the first time, they presented Indian demands in organised manner.
(ii) They popularized the ideas of democracy and civil liberties as well as representative institutions.
(iii) The early nationalists succeeded in creating national awakening by arousing among people the feeling that they belonged to one common nation of India. They made Indians conscious of the bonds of common political, economic and cultural interests that united them.
(iv) The Moderates like Justice Ranade and Gokhale advocated social reforms in India. They
opposed social evils such as child marriage and supported widow remarriage.