GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Swami Vivekananda
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Raja Rammohan Roy
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Ramakrishna Paramahansa
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was associated with widow remarriage. Widow remarriage act: The act was passed in 1856.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Widow Remarriage Association, which was created in 1856, was started by Vishnu Shastri Pandit.
Detailed explanation-3: -Despite their success in passing a law, the real challenge was getting society to accept widow remarriage. Ishwar Chandra took the challenge and performed the first widow remarriage in Kolkata on 7 December 1856 on his own dime.
Detailed explanation-4: -KOLKATA: On December 7, 1856, Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar married off the first widow, much to the disgust and opposition of Hindu conservatives who practised child marriage and Sati. The event was held under strict police protection from fundamental Hindu Brahmins who were against such social reforms.