Hindu Widow Remarriage Act 1856
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
Hindus in British India
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
26 July 1856
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| gptkbp:effect |
widows forfeited rights to deceased husband's property upon remarriage
allowed Hindu widows to remarry legally children from such remarriages considered legitimate |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:British_Parliament
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| gptkbp:fullTitle |
gptkb:An_Act_to_remove_all_Legal_Obstacles_to_the_Marriage_of_Hindu_Widows
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first major social reform law in colonial India
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hindu Widow Remarriage Act 1856
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:promotion |
gptkb:Ishwar_Chandra_Vidyasagar
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| gptkbp:purpose |
legalize the remarriage of Hindu widows
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| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:British_India
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Act_24_of_1983
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
Governor-General Lord Canning
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| gptkbp:status |
repealed
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:social_reform
gptkb:Hindu_law women's rights |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Indian_feminist_movement
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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