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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, an outstanding social and religious reformer, discuss his contribution in the following field:
Widow remarriage
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उत्तर
The great misery and sufferings of the Hindu widows in Bengal pained him deeply. He started a bold movement advocating the remarriage of widows. His efforts bore fruit. Lord Dalhousie passed the widow Remarriage Act in 1856. The first legal Hindu Widow remarriage was celebrated in Calcutta in December 1857, with the support of Vidyasagar.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Sati was banned by Lord William Bentinck with the support of progressive Indians like ______.
Fill in the blank:
________ started the Home Rule Movement in India.
Fill in the blanks:
The Prarthana Samaj was founded by __________ and ___________.
State whether the following is true or false:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy propagated widow remarriage.
State whether the following is true or false:
Swami Vivekananda believed that the regeneration of society is the responsibility of every Indian.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Why was the Singh Sabha set up in Punjab?
Fill in the blanks:
It was due to Raja Rammohan Roy’s efforts that ___________, the Governor-General of India, banned ____________.
Fill in the blanks:
Ramakrishna Paramhansa believed that all religions were just ___________ to reach one goal of __________ or __________.
Match the contents of Column A and Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Brahmo Samaj | (a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan |
| 2. Prarthana Samaj | (b) Kundukuri Veeresalingam |
| 3. Young Bengal Movement | (c) Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| 4. Ramakrishna Mission | (d) Narayana Guru |
| 5. Arya Samaj | (e) Chembai Sridharan Naidu |
| 6. Theosophical Society | (f) Raja Rammohan Roy |
| 7. Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College | (g) Swami Vivekananda |
| 8. Raja Mundhari Social Reform Association | (h) Mrs. Annie Besant |
| 9. Veda Samaj | (i) Henry Vivian Derozio |
| 10. Shri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam | (j) Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
State whether the following statement is True or False:
The reform movements took place in Bengal only.
