Indian reformers split over whether social or political reform should come first

Evidence

But soon the two wings developed into two parties, a ‘political reform party’ and a ‘social reform party’, between whom there raged a fierce controversy. The ‘political reform party’ supported the National Congress, and the ‘social reform party’ supported the Social Conference. The two bodies thus became two hostile camps. The point at issue was whether social reform should precede political reform. For a decade the forces were evenly balanced, and the battle was fought without victory to either side. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 815

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Economic reform cannot succeed without prior social-order reform in India — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 852; Socialism in India cannot succeed without first solving social reform.; Ambedkar rebuts the Congress claim that social reform and political reform are disconnected — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 820 (+4 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Economic reform cannot succeed without prior social-order reform in India — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 852; Socialism in India cannot succeed without first solving social reform.; Ambedkar rebuts the Congress claim that social reform and political reform are disconnected — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 820 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Socialism in India cannot succeed without first solving social reform. #exemplifies (0.92)
• Institutional and individual reform are mutually dependent, not alternatives #complicates (0.74) — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 1485