Lord William Bentinck outlawed sati in 1829, but the law was later diluted In December 1829, Lord William Bentinck, the first governor general of British-ruled India, banned sati, the ancient Hindu ...
BANIYANI, INDIA — It’s an unused cornfield at the edge of an isolated village, an empty plot of earth that the police flattened with a backhoe and hosed down with a water tanker. But villagers take ...
Pune river ghats are lined up with numerous “Sati Vrindavans” at places, poignantly reminding you of the precious lives lost. The prevalent misconceptions, societal pressures, discriminatory attitude ...