Widow Remarriage Act: Everything You Should Know About
What should you know about the widow remarriage act when passed in the year and what it brought into the light? Widow Second marriage reformed the widows’ life in Indian society, focusing on the provision of widow remarriage. The situation and freedom women have in the current times are far different and better than those in the past. Women before and post-independence had no control over their life. They weren't subjected to equal rights with men and submissive gender. Sati and Johar, the social evils, were responsible for putting them down, giving them no freedom! Throughout the life of the women, they were under the control of men. Men, children, marriage, husband, etc., overshadow women’s feelings, needs, and expectations. Even after the death of their husband, at an early age, they weren't allowed to remarry. Women had to live with the tag of a widow, looking like a window by not wearing colorful clothing! That's when Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a soci...