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Sati (practice)
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Sati or suttee is a chiefly historical Hindu practice in which a widow burns alive on her deceased husband's funeral pyre, either voluntarily, by coercion, or by a perception of the lack of satisfacto
Aquatint from the early 19th century purporting to show ritual preparation for the immolation of a Hindu widow—shown in a white sari near the water—on
Aquatint from the early 19th century purporting to show ritual preparation for the immolation of a Hindu widow—shown in a white sari near the water—on the funeral pyre of her deceased husband.
The Sati of Ramabai, wife of Peshwa Madhavrao I in 1772
The Sati of Ramabai, wife of Peshwa Madhavrao I in 1772
Orchha Sati Shrine
Orchha Sati Shrine
The Eran inscription of Goparaja is considered as the earliest known Sati stone in India (circa 510 CE). The inscription explains: he "went to heaven,
The Eran inscription of Goparaja is considered as the earliest known Sati stone in India (circa 510 CE). The inscription explains: he "went to heaven, becoming equal to Indra, the best of the gods; and [his] devoted, attached, beloved, and beauteous wife, clinging [to him], entered into the mass of fire (funeral pyre)".
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian social reformer and writer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform movement in the Indian
Sati (practice)
…incidents in the Bengal Presidency doubled, from 378 to 839. Opposition to the practice of sati by evangelists like Carey, and by Hindu reformers such as Raja Ram Mohan Roy ultimately led the British Governor-General of India Lord William Bentinck to enact the Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829, declaring the practice of burning…
Roy in London (1833), half portrait by Rembrandt Peale
Roy in London (1833), half portrait by Rembrandt Peale
Ram Mohan Roy on a 1964 stamp of India.
Ram Mohan Roy on a 1964 stamp of India.
Five laws of library science, 1931
Five laws of library science, 1931
Epitaph for Ram Mohan Roy on his Mausoleum.
Epitaph for Ram Mohan Roy on his Mausoleum.