The Indian society's impulse for social change and reform was a response to its opposition to colonial rule. Examine.

The 18th century India saw age of reformation, social change and renaissance pioneered by various people. Partly due to opposition to colonial rule, partly due to orthodoxy of Indian society.

Social change impulse - response to colonial rule:

Thus in order to challenge the western domination view that India was not a civilization, people began looking for rediscovery of Indian values, which were progressive & universal in change.

However, most of social reform movement were in response to orthodoxy, along with support of British rule:

Indian social reform was a result of both opposition to colonial rule and urge to reform the Indian society to unite them for mass struggle along.