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Which of the following statements regarding ‘Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’ is/are correct?

1. He cited Vedic texts to prove the sanctioning of widow remarriage in the Hindu religion.

2. He was against child marriage and polygamy.

3. ‘Bartaman Bharat’ is a Bengali language essay written by him regarding India’s history.

Choose the correct option using the codes given below:

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

Statement 3 is incorrect : ‘Bartaman Bharat’ was the only Bengali language magazine of Ramakrishna Mission and was written by Swami Vivekananda.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891) was one of the pillars of the Bengal renaissance who managed to continue the social reforms movement that was started by Raja Rammohan Roy in the early 1800s.
Vidyasagar started a movement in support of widow remarriage which resulted in the legalisation of widow remarriage.
He was also a crusader against child marriage and polygamy.
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act of 1856 was passed mainly by the efforts of Vidyasagar. It legalised the marriage of widows and declared issues from such marriages as legitimate.
Vidyasagar cited Vedic texts to prove that the Hindu religion sanctioned widow remarriage.
He was the secretary of Bethune School in Calcutta (established in 1849) and was one of the pioneers of higher education for women in India.
He wrote two books ‘Upakramonika’ and ‘Byakaran Koumudi’, interpreting complex notions of Sanskrit grammar in an easy legible Bengali language.