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Who among the following social reformer started a society for the encouragement of widow remarriage in 1866 in Maharashtra?
  1. Vishnushastri Pandit
  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. Jyotirao Phule
  4. Pandita Ramabai

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Pandita Ramabai
B
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C
Vishnushastri Pandit
D
Jyotirao Phule
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Vishnushastri Pandit born on 1827 at Badhava at Satara District. He worked as a translator in British government. He became very active in Widow Marriage [Vidhava Vivah] Movement. On 28 January 1866, Vishnushastri, inspired by Phule’s movement opened an institution to promote widow remarriage. The institution (a society) was known as Punar Vivahtojak Mandal(remarriage association).

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