Question

what did reformers like Raja ram Mohan Roy and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar advocate for social transportation and equality

Answer 1

Explanation:

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar advocated for

• Widow Remarriage : According to him, it was right of the widow to remarry and live her life as normal women would do
• Campaign against polygamy : He was also of the view that it is not right to have multiple spouses at the same time.

Raja ram Mohan advocated for

• Termination of sati
• Opposition to cast system
• Work for Women Liberty

Answer 2

Reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and others realised that improvement in the status and condition of Indian women was a necessary precondition for the overall social transformation of Indian society.

Hence, they advocated:

⚫ improving the status of women through laws, banning evil practices such as sati and female infanticide

⚫ making modern education available to women a share for women in property and equal

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