The campaign for widow remarriage in Maharashtra was led by

(A) Vishnu Parashuram Pandit
(B) B.M. Malabari
(C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh.
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji

Correct Answer : Vishnu Parashuram Pandit
Question Asked : UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013
The campaign for widow remarriage in Maharashtra was primarily led by Vishnu Parashuram Pandit. He founded ‘Widow Remarriage’ society in 1850 and also launched widow re-marriage movement. B.M. Malabari is famous for legally eliminating child marriage.
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