Q. With reference to the social reform movement for women in 19th-century India, consider the following statements:
1.Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar played a key role in legalising widow remarriage through the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856.
2.Vishnu Shastri Pandit, Karsandas Mulji, and D.K. Karve were prominent figures in opposing widow remarriage.
3.Savitribai Phule actively campaigned against the humiliation faced by widows and advocated for their rights.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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[A] 1 and 3 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation:

  • Vidyasagar was instrumental in passing the 1856 Act and supported widow remarriage.
  • Vishnu Shastri Pandit, Karsandas Mulji, and D.K. Karve supported, not opposed, widow remarriage.
  • Savitribai Phule, along with Jyotiba Phule, campaigned for widow rights.

Source: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India

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