Which reformer is famous for supporting widow remarriage?
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Correct answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar campaigned for widow remarriage and used scholarship, petitions, and public argument to support reform. His efforts contributed to the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act of 1856. Curzon, Clive, and Wellesley were colonial officials associated with administration or expansion, not chiefly with this social reform.
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar campaigned for widow remarriage and used scholarship, petitions, and public argument to support reform. His efforts contributed to the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act of 1856. Curzon, Clive, and Wellesley were colonial officials associated with administration or expansion, not chiefly with this social reform.
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This is a Class 12 History question. Chapter: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement.
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