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www.GOALias.blogspot.comRise of Popular Movements 147social movements seem to be suffering from .. various characteristicswhich have prevented them from being relevant to the truly oppressedand the poor in the form of a solid unified movement of the people. Theyare too fragmented, reactive, ad hocish, providing no comprehensiveframework of basic social change. Their being anti-this or that (anti-West, anti-capitalist, anti-development, etc) does not make them anymore coherent, any more relevant to oppressed and peripheralizedcommunities. — RAJNI KOTHARI(a) What is the difference between new social movements andrevolutionary ideologies?(b) What according to the author are the limitations of socialmovements?(c) If social movements address specific issues, would you say thatthey are ‘fragmented’ or that they are more focused? Give reasonsfor your answer by giving examples.LET US DO IT TOGETHERTrace newspaper reports for a week and identify any three news storiesyou would classify as ‘Popular Movement’. Find out the core demandsof these movements; the methods used by them to pursue their demandsand the response of political parties to these demands.