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  2. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Category:Marriage law in India - Wikipedia

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    Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; M. Malabar Marriage Act, 1896; ... This page was last edited on 6 September 2020, at 01:52 (UTC).

  4. Category:Remarriage - Wikipedia

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    Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; L. List of people who remarried the same spouse; P. Lata Pada; ... This page was last edited on 30 August 2020, at 18:14 (UTC).

  5. Category:1856 in law - Wikipedia

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    Electoral Act 1856; H. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; I. Infanticide Act (Sweden) S. Spanish Draft Constitution of 1856 This page was last edited on 19 November ...

  6. Sati (practice) - Wikipedia

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    The modern laws have proved difficult to implement; as of 2020, at least 250 sati temples existed in India in which prayer ceremonies, or pujas, were performed to glorify the avatar of a mother goddess who immolated herself after hearing her father insult her husband; prayers were also performed to the practice of a wife immolating herself ...

  7. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Even though widow remarriage was considered a flagrant breach of Hindu customs and was staunchly opposed, Lord Dalhousie personally finalised the bill and the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 was passed. Against child marriage, efforts of Vidyasagar led to Age of Consent Act, 1891. In which the minimum age of consummation of marriage ...

  8. Category:1856 in India - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Marriage Act - Wikipedia

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    Marriage Confirmation Act 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. 18) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Marriage and Registration Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 119) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Foreign Marriage Act 1892; Marriage with Foreigners Act 1906; Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Act 1915; Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Amendment ...