Who among the following worked for widow remarriage in India?
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar worked extensively for widow remarriage in India, leading to the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act of 1856.
Jyotiba Phule, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Swami Vivekananda contributed to other reform or nationalist movements, not this specific cause.
Hence, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is the correct answer.
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