The Hindu Law of Marriage and Stridhana: Tagore Law Lectures-1878

Name : The Hindu Law of Marriage and Stridhana: Tagore Law Lectures-1878

Author : Gooroodass Banerjee

Book Format : Paperback

Genre : Reference

ISBN : 9788121266819

Language : English

Pages : 501-600 Pages

Publish Year : 2022

Publisher : Gyan Publishing House

About The Book : This book contained Proprietary rights of women under the Hindu law - Restrictions on a woman's rights over her stridhan depend on her status and on the nature of the property - Restrictions depending on the status of the woman - Maiden hood - Coverture - Husband's rights over wife's stridhan - Widowhood Restrictions depending on the nature of the property - Gifts - from the husband - from strangers - Property acquired by personal exertion or by purchase - Property acquired by inheritance - Share on partition - Stridlmn promised by the husband - Rights of an unchaste woman over her Stridhan compared with woman's property under other systems About The Author : Sir Gooroodas Banerjee (also Gurudas or Gurudas Bandyopadhyay, (1844 – 1918) was a Bengali Indian judge of the Calcutta High Court. In 1890, he also became the first Indian Vice-Chancellor of University of Calcutta. Banerjee briefly taught as an Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics, before joining the General Assembly's Institution, now known as the Scottish Church College, as a Professor of Mathematics. In 1888, Banerjee was appointed as a judge of the Calcutta High Court, retiring in 1904 from the Bench. He was knighted by the British government on 22 July 1904. He was also the President of the Board of Mathematics and Sanskrit during this time. He also became one of the teachers of Bengal National College

Country of Origin : India