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Modern History·Easy

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It was due to Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar’s active mobilization of support that the Widows’ Remarriage Act was passed in 1856, legalizing all widow remarriages. 2. With the help of Bethun, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar set up many schools devoted especially to the girl child. 3. Keshab Chandra Sen took the activities of the Brahmo Samaj beyond Bengal and into UP, Punjab, Madras and Bombay. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It was due to Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar’s active mobilization of support that the Widows’ Remarriage Act was passed in 1856, legalizing all widow remarriages. 2. With the help of Bethun, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar set up many schools devoted especially to the girl child. 3. Keshab Chandra Sen took the activities of the Brahmo Samaj beyond Bengal and into UP, Punjab, Madras and Bombay. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Options

  1. a.

    1 only

  2. b.

    2 and 3 only

  3. c.

    1 and 2 only

  4. d.

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct answer

Explanation

  • Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar was an active proponent of education of, the girl child, as he believed that lack of education was the real cause underlying all their problems.
  • With the help of an Englishman, named Bethun, Vidyasagar set up many schools devoted especially to the girl child. He forcefully attacked child marriage and polygamy. He was a strong advocate of widow remarriage. It was due to his active mobilization of support that the Widows’ Remarriage Act was passed in 1856 legalizing all widow remarriages. He arranged many such remarriages. He set a personal example when his son Narayan also married a widow.
  • Keshab Chandra Sen (1838–84), who joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1858, was a very eloquent and persuasive leader. He took the activities of the Samaj beyond Bengal and into UP, Punjab, Madras and Bombay. He radicalized the Samaj by attacking caste system, underlining women’s rights, promoting widow remarriage and raising the issue of caste status of Brahmo preachers, which was earlier reserved for Brahmans.
  • He laid stress on universalism in religion. His radicalism brought him into opposition with Debendranath. In 1866, the Samaj was formally divided into Adi Brahmo Samaj (headed by Debendranath) and the Brahmo Samaj of India (headed by Keshab Chandra).

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