Imagine you are Ram Mohan Roy make a presentation on avolution of Sati.
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The History Behind 'Sati', A Banned Funeral Custom in India
Sati handprints at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Sati handprints at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan | © Nagarjun Kandukuru / Flickr
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The ancient Hindu tradition called ‘sati’ (or ‘suttee’), wherein a widow would burn herself to death on her husband’s pyre, was initially a voluntary act that was considered to be quite courageous and heroic, but it later became a forced practice. Although sati is now banned all over India and no longer practised, it has a rather dark history that you must know.
The practice of sati required widows to jump into the funeral pyre of their husbands © jarabi / Pixabay
What does sati mean
‘Sati’ originally meant a woman who performed the act of immolating herself after her husband’s death. The word is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘asti’, which means ‘she is pure or true’.
In mythological terms, Sati was the name of the wife of Lord Shiva. Her father never respected Shiva and often despised him. To protest against the hatred that her father held for her husband, she burned herself. While she was burning, she prayed to be reborn as Shiva’s wife again. This did happen, and her new incarnation was called Parvati. People used to justify the practice based on this tale, but when Sati burned herself, she wasn’t a window, and thus the practice is quite unrelated to this tale.
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Popularly known as the “Maker of Modern India” and “Father of Modern India”, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, a social and educational reformer, was an idealist who contributed immensely in eradicating social evils prevalent in the society during the 18th century.
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