Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s13.7
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s13.7
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Swami Dayānanda went to the extent of advocating *niyoga* (levirate) for the widows, since he believed motherhood a natural function of woman. But he was rediculed in this by many reformers — like Mahadev Govind Ranade. His own followers were sceptical about the propriety of *niyoga*. After Swamiji’s demise, the idea of *niyoga* was totally discarded, but widow marriage was taken up with a missionary zeal. Vidhava Vivah Sabha of Lahore opened five of its branches in Rajasthan in 1815.