GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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The campaign for window remarriage in Maharashtra was led by -
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Vishnu Parashuram Pandit
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M. Malabari
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Gopal Hari Deshmukh
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Dadabhai Naoroji
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Widow Remarriage Association, which was created in 1856, was started by Vishnu Shastri Pandit.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar advocated that widows should be allowed to remarry. He used ancient texts to support widow remarriage. His suggestion was adopted by British officials and a law permitting widow remarriage was passed in 1856.
Detailed explanation-3: -This scenario changed when the enactment of The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act happened in 1856 . This law took the initiative to improve the condition of widows in India. The persuasion to establish the law came from Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, an educator and a social reformer from Bengal.
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