Who among the following prominently fought for and got widow remarriage legalized?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(C) M.G Ranade
(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Correct Answer : Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Question Asked : UPPCS (Mains) 2012
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act of 1856, enacted in response to the campaign of Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, provided legal safeguards against loss of certain forms of inheritance for a remarrying Hindu widow, under the Act.
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