EDUCATION UGC NET
EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY
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Some of the modern changes which have taken place in the Hindu Marriage are
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No provision for divorce
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Widow Remarriage permitted
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Marriage is held as compulsory
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Two living wives permissible to a husband
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act 1856, also Act XV, 1856, passed on 16 July 1856, legalised the remarriage of 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The enactment of The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856 was a major social reform to improve the condition of the widow in India. Before this law, the custom of Sati was also abolished by the Lord William Bentinck in 1829. The draft of the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856 was prepared and passed by Lord Dalhousie.
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