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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. James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. 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 ...

  5. Category:Marriage law in India - Wikipedia

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    Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; M. Malabar Marriage Act, 1896; Marriage Laws Amendment Bill; Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on ...

  6. Category:1856 in law - Wikipedia

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    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). ...

  7. Company rule in India - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Category:Legislation in British India - Wikipedia

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    Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850 ... Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928 ... Hindu personal law; Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856; I. Ilbert ...

  9. List of governors-general of India - Wikipedia

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    Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 (drafted by James Broun-Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie) Indian Rebellion of 1857 University of Calcutta , University of Bombay , and University of Madras were set up (1857)