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Nobody wants to face a boundary condition and can not go far from it, especially when they are restricted from living a basic life, eating, sleeping, wearing or feeling good! Before the widow marriage act, the life of a widow was just the same.  The widow remarriage act was passed in the year 1856 and legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows on 16th July 1856. Earlier, the life of Hindi widows, especially women, wasn't fascinating.  Women were always considered submissive gender and below men. The act’s introduction became a significant change, and it became a center of attention, the most talked-about show that prevailed during that period.  Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was the face that led to this significant change in the role of women in the establishment of the act. Before this act, the Sati custom, one of the cruelest customs, was also abolished by Lord William Bentick.  This act came as a ray of hope, a second chance for women to live a life without having to f...

  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...