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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 first Indian school for girls was established in _________ in 1849 by _________ with the support of ___________.
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 |
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Who established the Ramakrishna Mission and why?
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:
Write a short note on the Jyotiba Phule
Fill in the blank:
The impact of western education led to __________ in India.
Fill in the blanks:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar made a remarkable contribution to the _________ and __________.
Fill in the blanks:
Ramakrishna Paramhansa believed that all religions were just ___________ to reach one goal of __________ or __________.
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.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Mahadev Govind Ranade advocated worship of Supreme God and condemned the rigidity of the caste system.
