<P> From the early 1970s new forms of social mobilisation began in India . They gained a variety of names such as social movement, people's movement, popular movements, socio - political movements etc . These movements emerged and highlighted some of the major issues such as gender and environment . </P> <P> One of the leading analyst and participant in social movements in India, Sanjay Sangvi, identified the major agendas of them as "Movements of landless, unorganised labour in rural and urban areas, adivasis, dalits, displaced people, peasants, urban poor, small entrepreneurs and unemployed youth took up the issues of livelihood, opportunities, dignity and development ." </P> <P> Most well known movements in the country are temperance movement, Chipko movement, Save Silent Valley, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Honour for Women National Campaign, Koel Karo, Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha, Jhola Aandolan (fighting polythene), Appiko movement, Save Kudremukh, Lok Satta Movement, Swadhyay Movement, Swatantra Sharad Joshi (1), Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (2) </P>

The challenge of social movement to development in india