The practice of burning women in India is called Sati
Sati was a Hindu goddess from Iran. Sati's religion was Buddhism. She was the goddess of strong marital affairs. Sati was a traditional Indian woman with divine intelligence.
how was sati declared illegal
Raja Ram Mohan Roy abolished the evil practice of sati. he not only abolished this practice but also did many other works for the uplistment of women; he set up brahmo samaj in 1828 etc etc..
King Ashoka
Sati practice was banned in India by the British administration in 1829 through the Bengal Sati Regulation Act. This came after sustained efforts by social reformers and British officials to abolish this practice, which involved the self-immolation of widows on their husband's funeral pyres.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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The practice of suttee, where a widow is burnt alive on her husband's funeral pyre, was ended by British colonial authorities in India during the 19th century. This practice was not sanctioned by any specific religion, but was historically associated with Hindu customs in certain regions.
abolish burning of sati
Satī was a religious funereal practice among some Indian communities in which a recently widowed woman would have to sacrifice her life on her husband's funeral pyre. Many brave women, specially Rajputs, have performed Sati on their own wish, but later women were forced to do so and were looked as a bad person if they disagree to do so.Sati affected people in the following ways :The women who is burned might be a mother, sister or a daughter.her children will be left orphanedsati took the right to life away from womenit expressed inequality between men and women"Sati" is nothing but the cruel murder of widowed women, who are made to burn themselves with their late husbands