*DECEMBER 7, 1856* FIRST WIDOW GOT REMARRIED SARASIJ MAJUMDER Kalimati, a daughter of a Kulin Brahmin, living in Palashdanga, Burdwan, was married at the age of four. During the wedding ceremony, the 58-year-old groom merely touched the bride's head with vermilion and ran to Medinipur. He did not have time to wait. The next day, he married another noble girl. As a ‘KULEEN BRAHMIN’, he had the great responsibility of rescuing fathers of unmarried daughters from becoming ‘FALLEN’ in the society. This incident happened in 1850. After this, Kalimati never had the good fortune to see her husband again. 2 years later, Kalimati's father Brahmananda Mukhopadhyay received a letter from his daughter's in-laws, and then the vermilion on Kalimati's forehead was removed. At the age of four, Kalimati did not understand why she was wearing vermilion, and even that day, the six-year-old girl did not understand why the vermilion was removed. She only...