An orthodox person he opposed the introduction of widow remarriage.

The word used for such widow remarriage was "Ghar-gharana".

The community derives its name from the word nata, which means widow remarriage in Hindi.

He arranged the first widow remarriage in India on December 11, 1881.

The film advocated reformist social policies like widow remarriage.

It was a socially themed movie which advocated for widow remarriage and against older men marrying women much younger than them.

Legal protection of widow remarriage is extended in India.

Over time his descendants took to widow remarriage, an activity looked down upon, as such separated from the wider Rajput community.

In the case of widow remarriage, her in-laws would charge bride price from her new husband.

Vidyasagar introduced the practice of widow remarriages to mainstream Hindu society.