UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1994 · Q1(a) · 20 marks
‘The Widow Remarriage Act was, in many ways, a logical sequel to the abolition of Sati'
- Chapter
- Social and Cultural Developments
- Topic
- Social Legislation and Women
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