Sati: Abolition

Sati Abolition: The practice of Sati was abolished through the Sati Abolition Act, of 1829, also known as the Bengal Sati Regulation. It was passed by Lord William Bentinck. The practice of sati was declared illegal and punishable to reform Indian society by the British East India Company. This Act became the turning point in the reforms of Indian society. Sati Abolition What Is Sati ? Sati , or suttee, was an old practice in some cultures, especially in ancient India. In this custom, a widow ... Sati or Suttee is a banned funeral custom, where a widow either voluntarily or by compulsion self-immolates (Anumarana or Anugamana) on her husband’s pyre, or commits suicide in some other manner, following her husband’s death. It is regarded to have emerged from the warrior aristocracy in the northern Indian subcontinent and later found ground in many areas in Southeast Asia. Unrelenting campaigns of reformers like Ram Mohan Roy and William Carey led to ban of Sati in India starting ... Disclaimer : This is the Institute Service Portal of S.A.T.I ., Vidisha, developed with an objective to enable a single window access to information and services being provided by the various sections of Institute. The content in this Portal is the result of the processing of data and information about the Institution and Enrolled Students . This portal is part of Institution e-Governance initiative. The site is running on Beta Version This portal is managed by Centre for Research and ... Sati is a South Asian custom in which a wife immolates herself either on the funeral pyre of her dead husband or in some other fashion soon after his death. Sati was considered to embody the ideal of womanly devotion held by certain Brahmin and royal castes, but it has been illegal since colonial times.