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India · 1891Age of Consent Act 1891: social reform divides an emerging nationalism

The Age of Consent Act (assented to on 19 March 1891) raised the age of consent for girls from 10 to 12, provoking a reform-versus-tradition debate in which B.G. Tilak opposed colonial interference in Hindu social custom. The Indian Factories Act tightened labour rules, and the Anglo-Manipur War brought Manipur under firmer British paramountcy.

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Key figures

Lord Lansdowne — Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1888–1894).P. Ananda Charlu — President of the INC's 1891 Nagpur session.Behramji Malabari — Parsi social reformer who campaigned for the Age of Consent Act, 1891.Bal Gangadhar Tilak — opposed the Age of Consent Bill as colonial interference in Hindu social custom.Tikendrajit Singh — Manipuri Senapati, executed on 13 August 1891 after the Anglo-Manipur War.B.R. Ambedkar — born 14 April 1891 at Mhow; future chief architect of the Indian Constitution.

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