Raja Rammohan Roy's efforts led to the abolition of Sati under Governor-General William Cavendish-Bentinck in 1829. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's campaign for improvement in the state of affairs of widows led to the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856. To a big extent, the emerging feminist movement in India was influenced by Western ideals. These known as for education and equal rights, but additionally tailored their appeals to local issues and concerns, similar to dowry-related violence in opposition to women, Sati, sex selective abortion and custodial rape. Without gender equality and empowerment, the country couldn't…
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