Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:action
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| gptkbp:affectedCommunities |
Hindu widows
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1856
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:British_Parliament
|
| gptkbp:historicalName |
part of 19th-century social reform movement in India
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Widow Remarriage Act
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| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Lord_Dalhousie
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| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:Hindu_Widows'_Remarriage_Act,_1856
|
| gptkbp:provides |
voided claims to property by relatives opposing remarriage
legalized remarriage of Hindu widows protected rights of children from such remarriages |
| gptkbp:purpose |
legalize remarriage of Hindu widows
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:British_India
|
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Hindu_Marriage_Act,_1955
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| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:social_reform
|
| gptkbp:status |
repealed
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:Ishwar_Chandra_Vidyasagar
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ishwar_Chandra_Vidyasagar
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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