HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Abolition of Sati
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Indianisation of superior services
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Reduction of export duties on Indian goods
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Abolition of East India company’s trading rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -Raja Rammohan Roy supported women’s rights. He was known for his efforts to abolish Sati Pratha (Hindu funeral practice in which widows were compelled to sacrifice themselves with their husband’s pyre) and child marriage. Due to his unending efforts, Sati was declared illegal in 1829.
Detailed explanation-2: -Abolition of east India company’s trading rights Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-3: -Raja Ram Mohan Roy thought of women’s development and became vocal in his protest against child marriage, polygamy, etc in society. By marrying his granddaughter at the age of 16 (at that time, girls could not be married unless they were 16 years old), he has set a shining example in protest of child marriage.