SAFARI URBAIN

Few customs that were followed by people in the olden days across the country are so evil and harsh. One such custom that got my attention towards it was SATI. Sati was a custom in which the wives would be burnt alive after their husband’s death. This makes me wonder why people were so heartless.

                            Basically, this act was practised by the wives voluntarily to end their life after their husband dies. But, there are incidents where the wives were forcefully dragged to the pyre and burnt, in order to maintain the custom. Most of them think sati was followed in India alone but the truth is that it also prevailed among Egyptians, Greek, Goths, Scythians and others. This seems to be really shocking. 

                              Finally, The British, due to the efforts of Hindu reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy outlawed this custom in 1829. Though this custom is supposed to be outlawed, there are few rare incidents still happening in the country of India. Hope all of this comes to an end…