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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 blank:
________ started the Home Rule Movement in India.
Match the Column:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | (a) Ramakrishna Mission |
| 2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar | (b) Arya Samaj |
| 3. Dayanand Saraswati | (c) Prarthana Samaj |
| 4. Swami Vivekananda | (d) ban on sati |
| 5. Mahadev Govind Ranade | (e) widow remarriage |
Choose the correct answer:
_________ was referred to as the ‘Vidyasagar of South India’.
State whether the following is true or false:
Dayanand Saraswati believed that the Vedas were the fountainhead of all knowledge and truth.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Mention any two social reforms advocated by Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan.
Answer the following question briefly:
The central figure of the Indian Renaissance was Raja Ram Mohan Roy-the the pioneer of the Modern Age in India. In this context answer the following question:
Discuss briefly Raja Ram Mohan’s views and ideas on the religious reform of Hindu society.
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the reform movements in various parts of India, discuss:
The Aligarh Movement
This is the painting of the Indian social reformer considered to be the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance.’
Mention two important social reforms supported by this society.
Fill in the blank:
The impact of western education led to __________ in India.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Raja Rammohan Roy’s religious beliefs were based on the Bible.
