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Why do you think people like Ramabai paid special attention to the condition of widows?

Ramabai paid special attention to the condition of widows:

1. Pandita Ramabai was a Sanskrit scholar. She travelled a lot in India and abroad to study women’s conditions.


2. After seeing the women’s organisations of England and America, she set up an ashram in India.


3. Sharada Sadan was also a school where vocational skills were taught to widows, orphans, blind etc.


4. Ramabai believed women can only get their rights if they were independent in their life.


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