Rise of Popular Movements — Political Science STD 12 Humanities — Question

Yes. The anti-arrack movement was a women’s movement because it was a spontaneous mobilisation of women demanding a ban on the sale of alcohol in their neighbourhoods. It was a battle of rural women in remote villages from the state of Andhra Pradesh against alcoholism, against mafias and against the government. Women were the worst sufferers of alcoholism as it had resulted in the collapse of the family economy. It had also led to domestic violence. Women in Nellore came together in spontaneous local initiatives to protest against arrack and forced the closure of wine shop.These campaign contributed a great deal in increasing overall social awareness about women's questions. Focus of the women's movement gradually shifted from legal to open' social confrontation.