Question

In Madras Presidency, widow re-marriage movement started under the leadership of__________.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act( Hindi:- विधवा पुनर्विवाह कानून ) 1856, also Act XV, 1856, passed on 16th July 1856, legalised the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule.The act was enacted on 26 July 1856.[1] It was drafted by Lord Dalhousie and passed by Lord Canning before the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It was the first major social reform legislation after the abolition of sati pratha in 1829 by Lord William Bentinck.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Answer 2

In Madras Presidency, the widow re-marriage movement started under the leadership of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

• He was the leading campaigner of this movement.

• To approve it, he sent a petition to the Legislative council but a counter-petition was there against it.
• This counter-petition was signed by Radhakanta Deb and the Dharma Sabha and had ​nearly four times more signatures than Vidyasagar's one.

Finally, Lord Canning passed this Act and it was drafted by Lord Dalhousie.