Multiple choice

Who was the person against marriage and in favour of re-marriage of windows?

  1. Dayanand Saraswati

  2. Deependernath Tagore

  3. Ishwarchand Vidyasagar

  4. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya

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Explanation

Ishwarchand Vidyasagar was a 19th century Bengali social reformer who championed widow remarriage in India. He successfully campaigned for the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act of 1856, which legalized the remarriage of widows in Hindu society. Dayanand Saraswati and Deependernath Tagore were also social reformers but not specifically associated with this cause.