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The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act of 1856, [9] provided legal safeguards against loss of certain forms of inheritance for remarrying a Hindu widow, [8] though, under the Act, the widow forsook any inheritance due her from her deceased husband. [10] Especially targeted in the act were child widows whose husbands had died before consummation of ...
Before he left for England he took personal interest and introduced the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856, permitting widow remarriage which became an act after being approved by his successor, Lord Canning. [20] [21] [22] [23]
Even adolescent widows were expected to live a life of austerity and denial. [91] [92] [93] The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856, enacted in the waning years of Company rule, provided legal safeguards against loss of certain forms of inheritance for a remarrying Hindu widow, though not of the inheritance due her from her deceased husband ...
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; L. List of people who remarried the same spouse; P. Lata Pada; Pooja (1954 film) S. Sororate marriage; Starter marriage; W. Widow ...
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; I. Infanticide Act (Sweden) S. Spanish Draft Constitution of 1856 This page was last edited on 19 November 2018, at 01:51 (UTC). ...
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 This page was last edited on 5 November 2022, at 05:44 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; M. Malabar Marriage Act, 1896; Marriage Laws Amendment Bill; Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on ...
There were law reforms passed which were beneficial to women like the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act of 1856, Married Women's Property Act of 1923 and the Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928, which in a significant move, permitted a Hindu woman's right to property. [16]