: 'Widow Remarriage Act in India was enforced in 1856: (a) The Act degraded the status of widows (b) The Act improved the fate of widows (c) Indian widows opposed the Act (d) None of these
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Answer:
(B) The act improved the status of Widows
Explanation:
If the husband of a person died, they were considered as widows. The widows had a few certain strict rules to be followed which made life difficult for them -
~ They were not allowed to grow hair anymore, and had their head shaved off.
~They were not supposed to wear blouses.
~They were not supposed to remarry even if they were still a child, and lead that tedious life, full of struggles.
The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, passed on 16th July 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule. The act was enacted on 26 July 1856. It was drafted by Lord Dalhousie and passed by Lord Canning before the Indian Rebellion of 1857
This let the women be better people in their life and have rights in their life.
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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.