Whose use of ancient texts led to the 1856 law permitting widow remarr…

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Whose use of ancient texts led to the 1856 law permitting widow remarriage?

Accepted Answer

A. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar

1. He argued widows could remarry.
2. Vidyasagar's suggestion was adopted by British officials.
3. Opponents boycotted him.
_Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 8, Women, Caste and Reform._

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Raja Rammohun Roy of Bengal

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Swami Dayanand Saraswati

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Veerasalingam Pantulu

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