Malabar Marriage Commission, 1891
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The Malabar Marriage Commission was formed in 1891 by the Government of Madras in response to a bill that was introduced to the Madras Legislative Council in 1890 by Sir C. Sankaran Nair, a lawyer of the Madras High Court. The Commission was to inquire into matrilineal customs among the Hindus of Malabar and explore the desirability of introducing changes in marriage, inheritance and family organization through legislation. The response of the Madras Government to the Commission's report was to pass the Malabar Marriage Act, 1896
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