History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2013 History
Due to whose efforts was the Widow Remarriage Act passed?
ARaja Rammohan Roy
BIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar ✓ Correct
CD.K. Karve
DM.G. Ranade
Correct answer: (B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar — The Widow Remarriage Act was passed due to the efforts of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, so the answer is Vidyasagar.
Explanation
★The Widow Remarriage Act was passed due to the efforts of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, so the answer is Vidyasagar.
★The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act was passed in 1856.
★Vidyasagar was a humanist, educationist and social reformer of Bengal.
★He campaigned tirelessly to allow Hindu widows to remarry.
★He cited ancient texts to argue that widow remarriage was permitted.
★He also worked greatly for women's education and helped open many girls' schools.
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