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The new law allowed an Indian who had converted to Christianity to inherit the property of his ancestors.

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The above statement is True.
The British saw the need to reform Indian society. Laws were enacted to prohibit the practice of Sati and to encourage widow remarriage. The study of English was actively promoted. After 1830, the company permitted Christian missionaries to operate freely in its domain, even owning land and property. A new law was passed in 1850 to facilitate conversion to Christianity. This law allowed an Indian who converted to Christianity to inherit his ancestors' property. Many Indians began to believe that the British were destroying their religion, social customs, and way of life. Other Indians, of course, wished to alter existing social practices.

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