Facts Related to 19th Century Social Reforms


 
 
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Important Facts Related to 19th Century Social Reforms

  • In the time of Lord William Bentinck, in 1829 AD, the practice of Sati was banned under Rule 17.
  • An attempt was made to abolish the Infanticide Practice (prevalent among the Rajputs and Bengalis in the 13th century) in Bengal in 1785 AD.
  • Indian thinker Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar worked tirelessly to improve the situation of widow remarriage. In 1855, Vidyasagar requested the British government to enact a law on widow remarriage.
  • Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on 24 September 1873, this movement was run for the welfare of Dalits and lower caste people Jyotiba Phule wrote books titled 'Ghulamgiri' (1872 AD), 'Sarvajanik Satya Dharm Pustak' and 'Satyashodhak Samaj.
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    __________________________ established India's first missionary Girls School' in Calcutta in 1843 AD.

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    Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by ______________________ on 24 September 1873, this movement was run for the welfare of Dalits and lower caste people.

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    By whose efforts the Widow Remarriage Act, 1856 was passed ?

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