All of 10, Kalimati finds new bond
First widow remarriage (Dec 7, 1856)
Mandi Ahmedgarh, Updated At : 07:13 AM Dec 07, 2025 IST
Barely four months after the legislation of the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act, 1856, the first remarriage was solemnised in north Calcutta on December 7, 1856. Ishwara Chandra Vidyasagar, a social reformer and crusader, was the driving force behind the Act and virtually sponsored the first legalised remarriage between 10-year-old Kalimati, daughter of Palashdanga's Brahmnanda Mukherji, and the son of Vidyasagar's friend, Shrichandra Vidyaratna.
