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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
Fill in the blanks:
The Prarthana Samaj was founded by __________ and ___________.
State whether the following is true or false:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar supported Lord William Bentinck in banning sati.
State whether the following is true or false:
Dayanand Saraswati believed that the Vedas were the fountainhead of all knowledge and truth.
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was a priest in the temple of Goddess Lakshmi at Calcutta.
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, an outstanding social and religious reformer, discuss his contribution in the following field:
Education in Sanskrit College
Answer the following question briefly:
Many great humanists and social reformers propagated their ideas in an effort to arrest the stagnation of Indian society. In this context, discuss:
The Prarthana Samaj
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the reform movements in various parts of India, discuss:
Reforms among the Sikhs
Fill in the blanks:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar made a remarkable contribution to the _________ and __________.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Raja Rammohan Roy’s religious beliefs were based on the Bible.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, as Principal of the Sanskrit College, allowed lower castes to join his college.
