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స్వీయ చరిత్రము.
రు 10,000 లు) నుండియు, ఇతరోదారపురుషులిచ్చిన సహాయధనమునుండియు, భరింపఁ గలిగినారము. మాయధీనములోనుంచఁబడిన ధనమంతయు నించుమించుగా వ్యయపడిపోయినది. ఇఁక మాపురోవృద్ధియంతయు మహాజనులవలన మేము పొందెడు ధనసాహాయ్యముమీఁద పూర్ణముగా నాధారపడియుండును. రాజాసర్. టీ. మాధవరావుగారు మాకు దయాపూర్వకముగా రు 500 లిచ్చి, యింకను సాయము చేయుటకయి వాగ్దానము చేసియున్నారు. ఈసంకటసమయమునందు మాకు తమ యుదారహస్తము నొసఁగి మేము పూనియున్న కార్యమును సాగించుటకయి మమ్ము శక్తులనుగాఁ జేయుట కొఱకు దేశక్షేమమును గోరువారి నందఱిని మేము వినయముతో వేఁడు చున్నాము.
చందాలును దానధనములును ఆర్బత్ నట్ కంపెనీవారిచేతఁగాని, ఈ క్రింద చేవ్రాళ్లుచేసిన యెవ్వరిచేతనైననుగాని స్వీకరింపఁబడి, సంవత్సరమున కొక్కపర్యాయము చందాదారులకు పూర్ణమైన లెక్క చూపఁబడును.[1]
వితరితువివాహ సమాజము. రాజమహేంద్రవరము. మేయి 1885.
సీ. నాగోజీరావు, బీ. యే.
కే. వీరేశలింగము.
ఏ. యల్. నరసింహము, బీ. యే., బీ. యల్.
యస్. సుబ్బారావు, బీ, యే., బీ. యల్
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RE-MARRIAGE OF HINDU WOMEN
We, the undersigned on behalf of the Widow Marriage Association of Rajahmundry, beg leave to lay before the enlightened Public of India the following appeal for pecuniary aid with the full confidence that we shall not be making it in vain.
The evils of enforced widowhood among Hindus have been of late so warmly and so ably discussed from all points of view both in Madras and other parts of India that it is hardly necessary for us to recapitulate them here. We have done our best to convince the public that the remarriage of Hindu Women is sanctioned by the Sastras, and have, with God's blessing, so far succeeded that within the last three years 12 marriages of young widows have been performed, and we are glad to say that there are several young widows and young men who are willing to marry if some pecuniary help is given them to enable them to withstand social tyranny. We are averse to adopting any system of bribery for encouraging the remarriage of Hindu women, but some pecuniary help seems to be absolutely necessary in the present state of society. The prejudice against the movement is so strong that persons contracting such marriage are subjected to all sorts of annoyance. They are driven out of the house, of their parents, are abandoned by their relations, and deserted by their servants; and if they happen to be in private service, their services are dispensed with. It is therefore, necessary that some pecuniary help should be given to them to start them in life again. We have some times to provide them with house to live in, help them in case of illness, educate them, and provide them with the means of livelihood till they can earn it for themselves. Besides, we have also to incur the Marriage expenses, hire servants at exhorbitant rates and pay the Priest for the performance of the ritual. All these expenses we have hither to been able to bear from the funds(about 10000 Rs) placed at our disposal by that most patriotic and benevolent gentlemen, Paida Rama Krishnaiya Chetty Garu of Cocanada and from the contributions of other liberal gentlemen. But the funds placed at our disposal have been nearly exhausted, and our further progress depends entirely upon the pecuniary aid we can secure from the public. Rajah Sir T Madhava Rao, has kindly contributed Rs 500, has promised more help, and we beseech all the well wishers of the country to give us their helping hand at this juncture and enable us to further the movement we have undertaken.
Subscriptions and donations will be received by Messrs. Arbuthnot & co., or by any one of the undersigned and full account there of rendered to the subscribers once a year.
Widow Marriage Association, Rajahmundry May 1885.
C. NAGOJI ROW, B. A.
K. VEERASALINGAM;
A. L. NARASIMHAM, B.A., B. L.
N. SUBBA RAO, B. A., B. L.
