Question

Who among the following was associated with widow remarriage?
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Jyotirao Phule
3. E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker
4. Shri Narayana Guru

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

The correct answer is Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was associated with widow remarriage.
• Widow remarriage act:
  • The act was passed in 1856.
  • The act was drafted by Lord Dalhousie.
  • The act was passed by Lord Canning on 25 July 1856.
  • The act legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows.
• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar:
  • He was born on 26 September 1820, in Birsingha village, Bengal Presidency.
  • He was a great social reformer as well as a teacher, writer, philosopher, and philanthropist.
  • He joined Fort William College as the Department Head for Sanskrit in the year 1841.
  • He wrote ‘Borno Porichoy’ which is used to teach the Bengali alphabet.
  • "Shome Prakash" a Bengali Newspaper was started by him.

• Jyotirao Phule:
  • He was born on 11 April 1827 in Katgun, Maharashtra.
  • He was a great social activist.
  • He was the founder of Satyashodhak Samaj.
  • His wife's name was Savitribai Phule, she was also a social activist.
• E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker:
  • He was born on 17 September 1879.
  • He was an Indian social activist and politician.
  • He started the self-respect movement in Tamil Nadu in 1925.
• Shri Narayana Guru:
  • He was born on 22^nd August 1856.
  • He was a social reformer, spiritual leader, and philosopher in India.
  • “One Caste, One Religion, One God for All” slogan was given by him.