In the year 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji propagated that the British rule is draining the wealth of India. In his book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” he discussed the matter in detail. R.C. Dutt also supported the concept of the “Drain of Wealth” in his book “Economic History of India”.
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 25 July 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule was drafted by Lord Dalhousie.
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