greatest number of people through legislation, Lord William Bentinck, governor-general of the Company’s possessions in India from 1828 to 1835, promulgated legislation criminalizing sati in 1829. Controversy persisted during the 1830 because of continuing episodes of sati. It proved difficult to enforce the prohibition in a climate where cremation took place usually within 24 hours of death and British officials were widely dispersed. The next women-centric legislation passed the Widow Remarriage Act, during British regime was 1856. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar devoted his life to improving the status of Hindu widows and encouraging remarriage. Social reformers and activists rallied extensively against the inhumane situation of widows and the legalizing of widow remarriage in modern India. Modern India saw an increased awareness about the plight of widows and the deplorable conditions of their existence. There were a number of religious and social reformers who cried for a betterment of their conditions and demanded that widow remarriage should be legalized. They pressed on and urged the British to pass legislation that would enable Hindu widows to
greatest number of people through legislation, Lord William Bentinck, governor-general of the Company’s possessions in India from 1828 to 1835, promulgated legislation criminalizing sati in 1829. Controversy persisted during the 1830 because of continuing episodes of sati. It proved difficult to enforce the prohibition in a climate where cremation took place usually within 24 hours of death and British officials were widely dispersed. The next women-centric legislation passed during British regime was the Widow Remarriage Act, 1856. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar devoted his life to improving the status of Hindu widows and encouraging remarriage. Social reformers and activists rallied extensively against the inhumane situation of widows and the legalizing of widow remarriage in modern India. Modern India saw an increased awareness about the plight of widows and the deplorable conditions of their existence. There were a number of religious and social reformers who cried for a betterment of their conditions and demanded that widow remarriage should be legalized. They pressed on and urged the British to pass legislation that would enable Hindu widows to
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