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Prarthana Samaj — Key Judgments

Updated 5 Mar 2026

Key Judgments

Rakhmabai Case (1884-1888)

1884-1888

Though not directly involving Prarthana Samaj, this case was strongly supported by Samaj leaders like Justice Ranade. Rakhmabai, a young woman married as a child, refused to live…