jul 1, 1856 - Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
Description:
- efforts of Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar, the principal of Sanskrit College, Calcutta- Sagar used Vedic text to prove sanction of widow remarriage
- Other leaders whose efforts led to this were
# Vishnu Sastri Pandit(founded Hindu Widow Remarriage Association)
# Karsondas Mulji - started Satya Prakash in Gujrat
Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 1, 1856
Now
~ 168 years ago
