alleryWho was the most prominent campaigner for the widow remarriage law?
ARam Mohan Roy
BJyotirao Phule
CI.C. Vidyasagar
DM.G. Ranade
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. I.C. Vidyasagar
1. Reformers petitioned the Legislative council for the change.
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was the most prominent campaigner.
3. Roy's name is tied to the sati campaign instead.
_Source: Wikipedia, Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856, Lead section_
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