A Collection Containing the Proceedings which Led to the Passing of Act XV of 1856
Author : M. G. Ranade
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,29 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Hindu women
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Author : M. G. Ranade
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,29 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Hindu women
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Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 20,26 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Asia
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Author : Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,42 MB
Release : 2023
Category : History
ISBN : 0197675905
"Against High-Caste Polygamy offers a complete, annotated translation of Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar's first book arguing against the practice of high-caste Kulin marriage in Bengal. The translation is based on the text of the first edition of Bahuvivaha rahita haoya uchita ki na etadvishayaka vichara, published from the Sanskrit Press in 1871 (Samvat 1928); henceforth simply Bahuvivaha. I have relied on the version of the text as found in the second volume of Gopal Haldar's Vidyasagar-rachanasamgraha, as well as on a digitized version of the 1871 first edition available online"--
Author : Brian A. Hatcher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 25,15 MB
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1317559630
This book offers a new interpretation of the life and legacy of the Indian reformer and intellectual, Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar (1820–91). Drawing upon autobiography, biography, secondary criticism and a range of Vidyasagar’s original writings in Bengali, the book interrogates the role of history, memory and controversy, and emphasises the key challenge of pinning down the identity of an enigmatic and multi-faceted figure. By examining lesser-known works of Vidyasagar (including several pseudonymous and posthumous works) alongside the evidence of his public career, the author calls attention to the colonial transformation of intellectual and social life, the nature of life writing, the limits of standard biographies and the problem of modern Indian identity as such. Based on decades of research and an original perspective, this book will be especially useful to scholars of modern Indian history, biographical studies, comparative literature and those interested in Bengal.
Author : S. P. Agrawal
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 18,64 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Social status
ISBN : 9788170228394
Author : Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,58 MB
Release : 2011-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0231526601
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.
Author : Indian History Congress
Publisher :
Page : 1670 pages
File Size : 24,19 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
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Author : Calcutta (India). Imperial library
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 1904
Category : India
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Author : Imperial Library, Calcutta
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 37,84 MB
Release : 1904
Category : India
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Author : Rama Sundari Mantena
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 34,37 MB
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1009339540
Argues for a nuanced understanding of regionalism in India shaped by debates over representation, rights, political reforms and federalism.