THE STORY OF HINDU CODE BILL AND THE STRUGGLE BEHIND IT.
HINDU CODE BILL I MEASURE THE PROGRESS OF A COMMUNITY BY THE DEGREE OF PROGRESS WHICH WOMEN HAVE ACHEIVED. - Dr B.R. AMBEDKAR WHAT IS HINDU CODE BILL ? THE BILL WAS TO CODIFY AND REFORM HINDU PERSONAL LAW, WITH THW AIM ELEVATE THE SOCIAL STATUS OF HINDU WOMEN, TO ELEMINATE SOCIAL INEQUALITY OF CASTE. IT WAS APPLICABLE FOR ALL CASTE AND SECTS OF HINDU, SIKHS, JAINS, AND BUDDHISTS. THE KEY PROPONENTS OF THE BILL WERE Dr, B.R. AMBEDKAR (DRAFTER), JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ( PRIME MINISTER), AND B.N. RAU (REVIEW COMMITTEE). NOTABLE FEATURES OF THIS BILL WOMENS RIGHT TO INHERIT PROPERTY (DAUGHTERS AND WIDOWS GETS EQUAL SHARE AS MALE HEIRS)
