The Role of Vidyasagar in Social Reform and the Emancipation of Women

As Rammohan persuaded his very own huge segment compatriots and the public authority that Sati had no approval of the Shastras, Iswarchadra additionally needed to disclose to his kin that widow-remarriage was allowed by Hindu shastras. What’s more, he found a verse from the Parashara Samhita, an antiquated legitimate book in Sanskrit which supported widow remarriage. He was amazingly viable and presented an appeal on fourth October 1855, mentioning the public authority to pass a law eliminating all snags to widow remarriage. The Bill attracted consideration of the reformers different territories. Maharashtra and South gave brief help. The bill was passed and became law in 1856. After his achievement in getting the Widow Remarriage Act passed, Vidyasagar started his mission against polygamy especially against the act of ‘kulinism’, among the Bengali brahmins. Vidyasagar, put before the general population and the Government the issue of ‘Kulinism’ and polygamy. Yet, the flare-up of the Mutiny in 1857 controlled the then Government to meddle anymore in the parties of their subjects. The issue remained along these lines until autonomy when the Hindu Code Act redressed it. In any case, Vidyasagar proceeded with his endeavors to uncover the shades of malice of polygamy. In this paper I propose to exhibit the role of Vidyasagar in social reform and the emancipation of women in modern period.