Question

give brief details of the social legislations introduced by the british​

Answer 1

Brief details of social legislation introduced by the British :-

• William Bentinck enacted the Bengal Sati Regulation in 1829 to curb the inhuman practice of sati.
• Female infanticide was rampant in the 19th century India. With respect to it, regulations prohibiting infanticide had been passed in 1895 and 1802. However, the efforts were seriously enforced by Bentinck and Hardings.
• The Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was passed in 1856. It gave equality to women on the same footing as men to remarry on being widowed.
• The Age of Consent Act was passed in 1891 which rose the marriageable age for women to 12.
• A law passed in 1872 sanctioned inter-caste and inter-communal marriages etc.

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