INDIAN HISTORY

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: -Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was an educator, a moderniser, and a social reformer. He campaigned for the remarriage of widows and helped in the passing of the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act in 1856 by the British government.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was the most prominent campaigner.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vidyasagar used ancient Hindu scriptures to prove that widow remarriage was sanctioned and also that polygamy was not endorsed by the scriptures. He pressed the British authorities to pass the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act in 1856. It was passed during the East India Company rule.