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Sati was an ancient Hindu custom, according to which the wife immolated herself at the funeral
pyre of her husband. In 1811, Roy witnessed his brother's widow being burned alive on her
husband's funeral pyre. Three years later, he retired and concentrated on campaigning against the
practice of women dying as satis. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the first Indian to protest against this
custom. Inspite of protests from the orthodox hindus, he carried on his propaganda against the
custom. Finally, he won the cause when Lord William Bentick, the Governor General of India
passed a law in 1829 abolishing the custom of Sati. According to this law, the custom of Sati
became illegal and punishable as culpable homicide. Raja Ram Mohan Roy also opposed child-
marriage and supported widow remarriage.
1. Which issue is being highlighted by the author?
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sati system -the hindu custom
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it is highlighted by the author in thhe baove passage
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the issue is about the sati and child marriage that the author is highlighting that they are how burned in the pyre of their husbands and the child marriage
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