Sati, the practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre, was declared illegal and punishable by law in 1829 by Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General of Bengal.
Sati daha Bill was passed in the year
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2022 · Topic: Social Religious Movement (Women's Issues: Abolition of Sati, Widow Remarriage, Child Marriage, Women's Education)
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