Question

Give a detailed account on the Impact of reform movement.

Answer 1

• Significant advances were made in the field of the emancipation of women.
• It created of national awakening among the masses.
• It created a feeling of sacrifice, service, and rationalism.
• The practice of sati and infanticide were made illegal.
• It permitted widow remarriage.
• The following legislations have enhanced the status of women in matters of marriage adoption and inheritance.

Legislation Provisions:

• Bengal regulation of XXI, 1804 – Female infanticide was declared illegal
• Regulation of XVII, 1829 – Practice of sat was declared illegal
• Hindus Widow’s Remarriage Act, 1856 – It permitted widow remarriage
• The Native Marriage Act, 1872 – The Child Marriage was prohibited
• The Sharda Act, 1930 – The age of marriage was raised for boys and girls
• Devadasi Abolition Act, 1947 – It abolished the Devadasi system.