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Hindu Widows

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Author : Godavari D. Patil
language : en
Publisher: Gyan Books
Release Date : 2000

Hindu Widows written by Godavari D. Patil and has been published by Gyan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Family & Relationships categories.

This study is taken up with an aim of evaluating the problems faced by the Hindu widows : their status, losses, problems of every dimension of a widowed life, and the measures to be taken up for a change.

Marriage Of Hindu Widows

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Author : Īśvaracandra Bidyāsāgara
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1864

Marriage Of Hindu Widows written by Īśvaracandra Bidyāsāgara and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1864 with Marriage categories.

Widows In India

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Author : T. N. Kitchlu
language : en
Publisher: APH Publishing
Release Date : 1993

Widows In India written by T. N. Kitchlu and has been published by APH Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Family & Relationships categories.

Socioeconomic conditions of widows in India.

Hindu Widow Marriage

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Author : Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2011-11-22

Hindu Widow Marriage written by Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-22 with Religion categories.

Before the passage of the Hindu Widow's Re-marriage Act of 1856, Hindu tradition required a woman to live as a virtual outcast after her husband's death. Widows were expected to shave their heads, discard their jewelry, live in seclusion, and undergo regular acts of penance. Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar was the first Indian intellectual to successfully argue against these strictures. A Sanskrit scholar and passionate social reformer, Vidyasagar was a leading proponent of widow marriage in colonial India, urging his contemporaries to reject a ban that caused countless women to suffer needlessly. Vidyasagar's brilliant strategy paired a rereading of Hindu scripture with an emotional plea on behalf of the widow, resulting in an organic reimagining of Hindu law and custom. Vidyasagar made his case through the two-part publication Hindu Widow Marriage, a tour de force of logic, erudition, and humanitarian rhetoric. In this new translation, Brian A. Hatcher makes available in English for the first time the entire text of one of the most important nineteenth-century treatises on Indian social reform. An expert on Vidyasagar, Hinduism, and colonial Bengal, Hatcher enhances the original treatise with a substantial introduction describing Vidyasagar's multifaceted career, as well as the history of colonial debates on widow marriage. He innovatively interprets the significance of Hindu Widow Marriage within modern Indian intellectual history by situating the text in relation to indigenous commentarial practices. Finally, Hatcher increases the accessibility of the text by providing an overview of basic Hindu categories for first-time readers, a glossary of technical vocabulary, and an extensive bibliography.