Beaver Press | 1909-01-08 | Page 8 | Marriage of Widows in India

marriage of widows in india j we are glad to note the number of widow marriages increasing every year following on the heels of one in high life in calcutta there have been lately three such marri marriages apes in different parts of the country this la Is a noteworthy record which cause the social reformer to talau heart for the ultimate success of his work the agit agitation atlon that has been kept up tin for years by the social coir ference las been successful if only in impressing till all classes of we hindu community with the necessity of widow marriage it Is however well known that those who aho still take taie exception to it and offer sentimental mental objections have no widowed daughters at homo home ond and consequently have no means to judge their sad condition indian mirror