Who wrote the book Bahubivah
Who among the following, wrote the book ‘Bahubivah’?
UPSC CSE GS 2007
- Raja Rammohan Roy
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Pandita Ramabai
- Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891) was an Indian educator, social reformer, and author. He is considered the father of Bengali prose.
He was a Sanskrit scholar. The ‘Sanskrit College’ in Calcutta, where he studied, gave him the honourable title ‘Vidyasagar’ (‘Ocean of Knowledge’; from Sanskrit, Vidya’ knowledge’ and Sagar’ ocean’).
Vidyasagar championed the upliftment of the status of women in India. He was the most prominent campaigner for Hindu widow remarriage, and it was because of his efforts that Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act was passed in 1856. He opposed child marriage and polygamy and did much to promote the education of girls.
Vidyasagar devoted most of his time in writing reformist literature and books. His work on social reforms includes
1. ‘Bidhobabivah’ on widow’s right to remarry (1855),
2. ‘Bahubivah’ on banning of polygamy (1871) and
3. ‘Balyabivah’ on the flaws of child marriage (publication date not known).
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