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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]
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 ...
The Dharma Sabha campaigned against the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, 1856 and submitted a petition against the proposal with nearly four times more signatures than the one submitted for it by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
[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. However, very few widows actually remarried.
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 Marriage Act, 1955; Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; M. Malabar Marriage Act, 1896; Marriage Laws Amendment Bill; Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on ...
Pages in category "Remarriage" ... Remarriage; D. Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907; H. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; L.